Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 16.5%
World rank
152nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Cameroon is 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.74 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7047 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6109 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4939 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4948 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3352 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3836 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2585 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3853 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.506 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4716 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.9% |
| 1987 | 0.234 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2611 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2881 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2968 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +101.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3935 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4439 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3906 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2475 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2241 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.167 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.192 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1773 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2099 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1958 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1597 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1266 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 47% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services, 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 | +101.6% | 0.1799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2585 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.234 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.506 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2823 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.167 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4439 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2099 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1423 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 149 Colombia 0.1124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Pakistan 0.1113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Ukraine 0.109 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Gambia 0.1038 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Bangladesh 0.1009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Ethiopia 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of exported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of exported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Value of exported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Value of exported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.