Capital goods imports in Cameroon
Cameroon: Capital goods imports was 444.60 million current US$ in 2007. ▲ Rising
Capital goods imports in Cameroon, 1979–2007
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 444.60 million current US$ for capital goods imports in 2007.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital goods imports in Cameroon peaked at 579.68 million current US$ in 1987 and was at its lowest, 314.10 million current US$, in 1994.
That places Cameroon 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 369.89 million current US$ | 369.89 million current US$ | 369.89 million current US$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 418.89 million current US$ | 320.15 million current US$ | 579.68 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 368.77 million current US$ | 314.10 million current US$ | 451.70 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 428.03 million current US$ | 411.82 million current US$ | 444.60 million current US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More trade data for Cameroon
- Net long-term borrowing 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
- Pesticides imports 39.17 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Lead time to export, median case 5 days (2018)
- Food imports excluding fish 664.13 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 743.72 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 331.33 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 779,491 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 1.12 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 2.04 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 5,957 FAO, tonnes (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital goods imports in Cameroon?
- Capital goods imports in Cameroon was 444.60 million current US$ in 2007, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest capital goods imports recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 579.68 million current US$ in 1987.
- What is the lowest capital goods imports recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 314.10 million current US$ in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for capital goods imports?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2007.
- Is capital goods imports rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Capital goods imports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of capital goods in current US dollars. Values are on cif (includes freight and insurance costs).