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About

Japan-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $36.8M to Cameroon. The main products that Japan exported to Cameroon were Synthetic Filament Tow ($10.3M), Other Plastic Products ($5.04M), and Cars ($3.28M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.48%, from $57.3M in 2017 to $36.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan did not export any services to Cameroon.

Cameroon-Japan Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $7.76M to Japan. The main products that Cameroon exported to Japan were Raw Aluminium ($5.4M), Sawn Wood ($1.33M), and Cocoa Beans ($720k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 18.9%,  from $3.26M in 2017 to $7.76M in 2022.

In 2022, Cameroon did not export any services to Japan.

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, Cameroon ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.01), and 117 in total exports ($6.95B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Japan exported $36.8M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Japan to Cameroon were Synthetic Filament Tow ($10.3M), Other Plastic Products ($5.04M), and Cars ($3.28M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.48%, from $57.3M in 2017 to $36.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Cameroon exported $7.76M to Japan. The main products exported from Cameroon to Japan were Raw Aluminium ($5.4M), Sawn Wood ($1.33M), and Cocoa Beans ($720k). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 18.9%, from $3.26M in 2022 to $7.76M in 2017.

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B

This map shows whether countries import more from Japan or Cameroon. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Japan and Cameroon or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Cameroon included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Japan included Central African Republic ($243M).

Difference in imports from Cameroon (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Japan - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Japan and Cameroon by product, considering products traded by both, Japan and Cameroon.

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Transportation ($13.2M), Textiles ($10.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($6.77M).

During 2017, Cameroon had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Metals ($5.44M), Wood Products ($1.4M), and Foodstuffs ($722k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Cameroon+$6.34MCars
Top Product Potential Cameroon Japan+$5.71MRaw Aluminium

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Japan and Cameroon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

Product Space of Japan (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2022)

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