Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
158th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.5477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.0764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1992
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Cameroon stood at 0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 0.5477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
That places Cameroon 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.5056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4116 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 0.397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4205 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1968 | 0.359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3398 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2364 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
| 1974 | 0.209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1663 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1816 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1584 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1419 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1687 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1546 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1302 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1155 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.098 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0967 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1993 | 0.077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +170.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1808 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2545 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3452 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3231 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2158 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1951 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1871 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1944 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2037 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2363 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1935 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2819 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 61% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported 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 | +170.4% | 0.077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3398 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.231 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1308 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1687 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1771 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2408 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1944 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1904 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 155 Uganda 0.1841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Tanzania 0.1826 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Indonesia 0.1799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Iran 0.1615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Bangladesh 0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Angola 0.1572 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$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Cameroon?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Cameroon was 0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Cameroon rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Value of imported 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.