How does Cameroon rank for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?

Cameroon ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.

Is exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon

Name: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Cameroon: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP was 60.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

60.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 22.6%

World rank

37th

of 179 countries

All-time high

224.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 1965

All-time low

46.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 1992

Years of data

1965–2025

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1965–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Cameroon stood at 60.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 224.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 46.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1992.

That places Cameroon 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1965 to 2025.
Year	constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	224.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	—
1966	198.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1967	171.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1968	175.4 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1969	189.07 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1970	206.43 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1971	186.08 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1972	140.44 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1973	110.91 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
1974	126.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1975	80.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-36.7%
1976	81.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1977	83.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1978	62.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-26.2%
1979	48.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
1980	58.45 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
1981	66.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1982	90.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+36.6%
1983	80.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1984	99.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+23.8%
1985	89.08 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1986	72.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
1987	50.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-29.9%
1988	53.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1989	57.87 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1990	57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1991	71.83 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+26.0%
1992	46.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-35.1%
1993	70.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+50.8%
1994	157.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+123.6%
1995	141.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1996	147.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1997	194.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+32.2%
1998	153.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
1999	151.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2000	202.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+34.0%
2001	193.93 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2002	158.47 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2003	109.69 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-30.8%
2004	104.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2005	107.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2006	111.91 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2007	109.46 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2008	91.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2009	81.64 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2010	98.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
2011	93.87 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2012	101.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2013	100.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2014	102.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2015	114.18 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2016	112.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2017	104.7 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2018	99.95 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2019	110.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2020	86.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
2021	88.01 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2022	101.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2023	84.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
2024	78.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2025	60.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	-22.6%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

Cameroon's 60.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.44 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 7.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Cameroon's 60.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.44 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1994	+123.6%	70.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	157.22 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	191.75 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	171.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	224.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	5
1970s	112.71 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	48.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	206.43 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	71.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	50.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	99.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	119.12 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	46.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	194.85 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	127.12 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	81.64 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	202.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	103.79 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	93.87 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	114.18 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	83.24 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	60.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	101.35 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

34 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
35 Niger 74.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
36 Guinea-Bissau 64.27 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
38 Central African Republic 54.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
39 Serbia 48.83 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare
40 Malawi 47.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More economy & growth data for Cameroon

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Cameroon?: Exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 60.61 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 224.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1965.
What is the lowest exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 46.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in 1992.
How does Cameroon rank for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
Is exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 179 places, 7,590 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.