The analysis summarizes changes in Cameroon's import composition and identifies the largest broad product categories.
Manufactures accounted for 51.6% of merchandise imports into Cameroon in 2023. Food represented 21.7%, fuels 24.2%, ores and metals 1.5% and agricultural raw materials 1.0%. The largest broad import category was manufactures, with a share of 51.6%.
Over the latest five-year period, fuels recorded the largest increase, changing by +2.5 percentage points, while manufactures recorded the largest decline of 2.3 percentage points.
Cameroon Merchandise Import Structure by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Manufactures imports, % of merchandise imports (TM.VAL.MANF.ZS.UN); Food imports, % of merchandise imports (TM.VAL.FOOD.ZS.UN); Fuel imports, % of merchandise imports (TM.VAL.FUEL.ZS.UN); Ores and metals imports, % of merchandise imports (TM.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN); Agricultural raw materials imports, % of merchandise imports (TM.VAL.AGRI.ZS.UN); ICT goods imports, % of total goods imports (TM.VAL.ICTG.ZS.UN); Merchandise imports, current US$ (TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT).
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About the Indicators
Manufactures imports, % of merchandise imports. The share of merchandise imports accounted for by manufactured goods.
Food imports, % of merchandise imports. The share of merchandise imports accounted for by food products.
Fuel imports, % of merchandise imports. The share of merchandise imports accounted for by mineral fuels and lubricants.
Ores and metals imports, % of merchandise imports. The share of merchandise imports accounted for by ores, metals and related materials.
Agricultural raw materials imports, % of merchandise imports. The share of merchandise imports accounted for by agricultural raw materials.
ICT goods imports, % of total goods imports. The share of total goods imports accounted for by information and communication technology goods.
Merchandise imports, current US$. The total value of physical goods imported, in current U.S. dollars.