Australia vs Cameroon: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Australia
16.9%
in 2024
Cameroon
16.4%
in 2024
Australia rank
168th
Cameroon rank
171st
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Cameroon
How they compare
Australia currently reports 16.9% against 16.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 168th and Cameroon ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 13.7% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 18.7% | 7.7% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 13.8% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 9.7% | 5.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 13.9% | 4.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 18.4% | 2.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.4% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Australia or Cameroon?
- Australia, at 16.9% against 16.4% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Australia and Cameroon?
- 0.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cameroon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Cameroon rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 168th and Cameroon ranks 171st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).