Share of imports that come from China in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of imports that come from China was 21.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Cameroon, 1963–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Cameroon stood at 21.1%.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Cameroon peaked at 21.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1963.
Cameroon ranks 70th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.2% | — |
| 1966 | 0.7% | +240.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -41.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +111.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +26.5% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +89.0% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | +32.4% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -61.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | +142.0% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -33.6% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +89.9% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -29.8% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -41.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -26.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +24.1% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +57.9% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +68.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -32.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +31.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +47.7% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +47.4% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | +14.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 21.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 21.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +240.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 2.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 10.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 15.8% | 21.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Cameroon?
- Share of imports that come from china in Cameroon was 21.1% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1963.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Cameroon ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.