Number of product (imports) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of product (imports) was 222 imports in 2011. ▲ Rising
Number of product in Cameroon, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/). Measured in imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of product in Cameroon is 222 imports, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of product in Cameroon peaked at 250 imports in 2003 and was at its lowest, 195 imports, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 37th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of product (imports) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 195 imports | — |
| 1996 | 198 imports | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 195 imports | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 197 imports | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 202 imports | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 196 imports | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 198 imports | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 204 imports | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 250 imports | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 200 imports | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 243 imports | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 206 imports | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 212 imports | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 214 imports | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 217 imports | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 211 imports | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 222 imports | +5.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 222 imports is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 246 imports, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 222 imports is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 235 imports, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 197.4 imports | 195 imports | 202 imports | 5 |
| 2000s | 214 imports | 196 imports | 250 imports | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.5 imports | 211 imports | 222 imports | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More trade data for Cameroon
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 106.18 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.44 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.32 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.01 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.88 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.59 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5712 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 9.92 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 16.01 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of product in Cameroon?
- Number of product in Cameroon was 222 imports in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
- What is the highest number of product recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 250 imports in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of product recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 195 imports in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of product?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of product rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Number of product (imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of products (at SITC, Revision 3, 3-digit group level) imported by country or country grouping; this figure includes only those products that are greater than 100,000 dollars or more than 0.3 per cent of the country’s or country group’s total imports. The maximum number of products is 261.