Cameroon import and export data
In 2024, Cameroon imported goods worth $8.25 billion and exported $6.92 billion, a trade deficit of $1.34 billion. Value fell 18% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 10% a year on average.
Imports 2024
$8.25B
Exports 2024
$6.92B
Trade balance
-$1.34B
Cameroon imports and exports, 2017-2024
Hover or tap a year for detail.
Where Cameroon imports from
Most of the value came from China (44%), France (7%), India (6%). Among the main suppliers, Brazil grew fastest (+48% on the year before).
Top supplier countries
- China 44%
- France 7.1%
- India 6.5%
- Belgium 5%
- Brazil 3.4%
- Turkey 2.4%
- United States 2.2%
- Thailand 2.2%
- Germany 2.1%
- Netherlands 1.7%
Where Cameroon exports to
Most of it went to Netherlands (20%), China (15%), Malaysia (11%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 47%. Among the main buyer markets, Uganda grew fastest (+238% on the year before).
Top export markets
- Netherlands 20%
- China 16%
- Malaysia 11%
- France 7.7%
- Germany 7.2%
- India 6.8%
- Italy 6.1%
- United States 3.7%
- Uganda 3.6%
- Central African Republic 3%
Top Cameroon imports
- 1Rice · HS 1006$487.2M5.9%
- 2Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$424.1M5.1%
- 3Sugar · HS 1701$270.8M3.3%
- 4Wheat · HS 1001$256.2M3.1%
- 5Packaged medicines · HS 3004$217.2M2.6%
- 6Phones and network equipment · HS 8517$212.0M2.6%
- 7Frozen fish · HS 0303$173.7M2.1%
- 8Rubber and plastic footwear · HS 6402$148.1M1.8%
- 9Pesticide · HS 3808$146.4M1.8%
- 10Electrical wire and cable · HS 8544$119.7M1.5%
- 11Motorcycles · HS 8711$106.0M1.3%
- 12Cars · HS 8703$98.4M1.2%
Top Cameroon exports
- 1Crude oil · HS 2709$2.70B39%
- 2Cocoa beans · HS 1801$1.28B19%
- 3Petroleum gas · HS 2711$726.7M11%
- 4Sawn wood · HS 4407$424.0M6.1%
- 5Cocoa butter · HS 1804$329.4M4.8%
- 6Cocoa paste · HS 1803$296.5M4.3%
- 7Gold · HS 7108$248.2M3.6%
- 8Bananas · HS 0803$176.9M2.6%
- 9Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$104.7M1.5%
- 10Rough wood · HS 4403$101.2M1.5%
- 11Aluminium ingots · HS 7601$81.2M1.2%
- 12Natural rubber · HS 4001$67.4M1%
Beyond the public totals
Who is behind these numbers in Cameroon?
The shipment records behind Cameroon trade data: companies, dates, quantities and declared values.
Shipment records are in the platform
Tell us what you trade and we will show you the latest records on a live call.
Cameroon trade data by product
Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.
Chapter 01 · Animals; live
Chapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31 · Fertilizers
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
- Cameroon polyethylene trade
- Cameroon polypropylene trade
- Cameroon pvc trade
- Cameroon acrylic resin trade
- Cameroon engineering plastic trade
- Cameroon cellulose trade
- Cameroon plastic hose trade
- Cameroon plastic flooring trade
- Cameroon self-adhesive film trade
- Cameroon plastic sheet trade
- Cameroon plastic film trade
- Cameroon plastic sanitary ware trade
- Cameroon plastic bottle trade
- Cameroon plastic dinnerware trade
- Cameroon plastic building material trade
- Cameroon plastic product trade
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 47 · Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic…
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
- Cameroon uncoated printing paper trade
- Cameroon tissue paper trade
- Cameroon kraft paper trade
- Cameroon uncoated paperboard trade
- Cameroon corrugated cardboard trade
- Cameroon coated paper trade
- Cameroon specialty coated paper trade
- Cameroon toilet paper and tissues trade
- Cameroon paperboard boxes and cartons trade
- Cameroon paper notebooks and albums trade
- Cameroon paper labels trade
- Cameroon paper articles trade
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 53 · Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven…
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns…
Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58 · Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile…
Chapter 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered…
Chapter 60 · Fabrics; knitted or crocheted
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
- Cameroon men's knit clothing trade
- Cameroon women's knit clothing trade
- Cameroon men's knit underwear trade
- Cameroon women's knit underwear trade
- Cameroon t-shirt and vest trade
- Cameroon knit sweater trade
- Cameroon knit swimwear and activewear trade
- Cameroon knit garment trade
- Cameroon hosiery trade
- Cameroon knit clothing accessories trade
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 66 · Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat…
Chapter 67 · Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made…
Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
- Cameroon seamless steel pipes trade
- Cameroon welded steel tubes trade
- Cameroon steel pipe fittings trade
- Cameroon steel structural sections trade
- Cameroon steel storage tanks trade
- Cameroon steel drums trade
- Cameroon gas cylinders trade
- Cameroon steel wire ropes trade
- Cameroon barbed wire trade
- Cameroon steel wire mesh trade
- Cameroon steel chain trade
- Cameroon steel nails trade
- Cameroon steel fasteners trade
- Cameroon steel stoves trade
- Cameroon steel cookware trade
- Cameroon steel sanitary ware trade
- Cameroon cast iron articles trade
- Cameroon steel articles trade
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 78 · Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Cameroon industrial boilers trade
- Cameroon piston engine trade
- Cameroon diesel engine trade
- Cameroon engine parts trade
- Cameroon gas turbine trade
- Cameroon pneumatic motor trade
- Cameroon liquid pump trade
- Cameroon air compressor trade
- Cameroon air conditioner trade
- Cameroon industrial furnace trade
- Cameroon refrigerator trade
- Cameroon heat treatment machinery trade
- Cameroon centrifuge trade
- Cameroon dishwasher trade
- Cameroon weighing scale trade
- Cameroon spray gun trade
- Cameroon hoist trade
- Cameroon crane trade
- Cameroon forklift trade
- Cameroon conveyor trade
- Cameroon excavator trade
- Cameroon excavation machinery trade
- Cameroon lifting machinery parts trade
- Cameroon soil cultivator trade
- Cameroon harvester trade
- Cameroon poultry incubator trade
- Cameroon grain mill trade
- Cameroon food processing machinery trade
- Cameroon paper cutter trade
- Cameroon printing press trade
- Cameroon textile machinery parts trade
- Cameroon washing machine trade
- Cameroon sewing machine trade
- Cameroon rolling mill trade
- Cameroon metal press trade
- Cameroon wood working machine trade
- Cameroon machine tool parts trade
- Cameroon power tool trade
- Cameroon computer trade
- Cameroon office machine trade
- Cameroon computer parts trade
- Cameroon crushing machine trade
- Cameroon plastic molding machine trade
- Cameroon specialized machinery trade
- Cameroon metal mold trade
- Cameroon valve trade
- Cameroon bearing trade
- Cameroon gearbox trade
- Cameroon machinery parts trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Cameroon electric motor trade
- Cameroon generator trade
- Cameroon transformer trade
- Cameroon battery trade
- Cameroon accumulator trade
- Cameroon electric appliance trade
- Cameroon electric shaver trade
- Cameroon ignition system trade
- Cameroon automotive lighting trade
- Cameroon flashlight trade
- Cameroon electric furnace trade
- Cameroon electric welding machine trade
- Cameroon electric heater trade
- Cameroon phones and network equipment trade
- Cameroon microphone trade
- Cameroon storage media trade
- Cameroon television camera trade
- Cameroon radar trade
- Cameroon radio receiver trade
- Cameroon monitor trade
- Cameroon electronics parts trade
- Cameroon alarm system trade
- Cameroon high voltage switch trade
- Cameroon low voltage switch trade
- Cameroon control panel trade
- Cameroon electrical parts trade
- Cameroon light bulbs trade
- Cameroon semiconductors trade
- Cameroon integrated circuits trade
- Cameroon electrical machinery trade
- Cameroon electrical wire and cable trade
- Cameroon carbon brushes trade
Chapter 86 · Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and…
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
Chapter 89 · Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
- Cameroon eyeglasses trade
- Cameroon drawing and measuring instruments trade
- Cameroon medical instruments trade
- Cameroon therapeutic apparatus trade
- Cameroon x-ray apparatus trade
- Cameroon pressure and flow meters trade
- Cameroon analytical instruments trade
- Cameroon utility meters trade
- Cameroon electrical measuring instruments trade
- Cameroon measuring instruments trade
- Cameroon control instruments trade
Chapter 91 · Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 93 · Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories…
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…
Cameroon on EximDataX
Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
Straight answers
Trade data for Cameroon: questions
What does Cameroon import most?
The largest imports by value in 2024 were rice ($487.2 million), refined petroleum products ($424.1 million) and sugar ($270.8 million). Together they made up 14% of total imports of $8.25 billion. Each product has its own page below with suppliers and prices.
What are the main exports of Cameroon?
The top exports in 2024 were crude oil ($2.70 billion), cocoa beans ($1.28 billion) and petroleum gas ($726.7 million), 68% of exports of $6.92 billion. That left a trade deficit of $1.34 billion.
Who are the biggest trading partners of Cameroon?
The largest suppliers were China (44% of imports), France and India. The largest export markets were the Netherlands (20% of exports), China and Malaysia. The maps above show every partner country.
Where can I get shipment-level Cameroon trade data?
Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024. Public statistics like these stop at country totals; the platform shows the companies, dates and values behind them.
See what your buyers are buying.Then decide.
Everything we show you comes from official customs filings — records, not claims. 30 minutes. Your shipment. Your HS code. Real platform. If you don’t see something new about your market by the end of the call, we walk away. No follow-ups.
Free 3-day test account. No card on file. No funnel email sequence.