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Cameroon Import/Export Balance

2024 Actuals & 2025–2027 Projections · Sources: ITC, IMF WEO Apr 2025, INS Cameroun, BEAC

Total Exports (2024)

$15.6B

9.9% YoYvs 2023

Total Imports (2024)

$18.9B

7.4% YoYvs 2023

Trade Deficit (2024)

-$3.3B

5.2% YoYnarrowing

Import Coverage

82.5%

2.3% YoYexports/imports

Trade Balance Over Time

Exports vs Imports (USD Billions) · dashed = projected

Jan 24Feb 24Mar 24Apr 24May 24Jun 24Jul 24Aug 24Sep 24Oct 24Nov 24Dec 24Jan 25Feb 25Mar 25Apr 25$0B$0.45B$0.9B$1.35B$1.8B
  • Exports
  • Imports
Projected2025 deficit projection: -$2.7B (narrowing)Export growth driven by cocoa, gas & aluminium

Trade Partners

Top partners by trade volume (2024)

China & France absorb 27.5% of Cameroon's exports

Commodity Breakdown

By product type (2024 values + YoY change)

Crude Oil
$4.8B-3.2%
Cocoa Beans
$2.1B+8.4%
Timber & Wood
$1.2B-1.1%
Aluminium
$0.9B+5.6%
Cotton
$0.7B+2.3%
Natural Gas
$0.7B+11.2%
Banana
$0.5B+3.7%
Rubber
$0.3B-2.8%
Crude oil still dominates but declining · Natural gas & cocoa rising fast

Global Trade Partners Map

Cameroon's Top Export Destinations & Import Origins

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap
Exports (dashed) Imports (dotted)Line thickness indicates trade volume

2025 Trade Outlook

Export Growth Drivers
  • Cocoa: +8–10% (ICCO premium prices)
  • LNG: +12% (NHPC Kribi output ↑)
  • Aluminium: +8% (Nachtigal online)
  • Non-oil exports target: 42% of total
Import Pressure Points
  • Refined fuel: high till local refinery online
  • Capital goods: infrastructure push
  • Food imports: reduce via agri-invest
  • Electronics: mobile penetration surge
Strategic Pivots (2025–27)
  • AfCFTA: boost intra-Africa trade
  • China BRI: infrastructure-for-resources
  • EU-CEMAC EPA negotiations ongoing
  • Diversify beyond Crude to tech exports

Sources: International Trade Centre (ITC), IMF World Economic Outlook April 2025, INS Cameroun, BEAC Annual Report 2024, World Bank Cameroon Economic Update 2024. All values in USD billions. Projections (P) are model estimates subject to revision.