2022
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GDP
$252BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
16.5%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP
$44.3BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
47%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$24,275CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
18%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$1,588CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
10.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Portugal-Cameroon Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $35.9M to Cameroon. The main products that Portugal exported to Cameroon were Uncoated Paper ($9.79M), Other Printed Material ($7.17M), and Petroleum Gas ($2.79M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.98%, from $41.8M in 2017 to $35.9M in 2022.

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

Cameroon-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Cameroon exported $13.5M to Portugal. The main products that Cameroon exported to Portugal were Coffee ($4.23M), Raw Cotton ($3.54M), and Sawn Wood ($3.42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Portugal have decreased at an annualized rate of 35.9%,  from $125M in 2017 to $13.5M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Portugal exported $35.9M to Cameroon. The main products exported from Portugal to Cameroon were Uncoated Paper ($9.79M), Other Printed Material ($7.17M), and Petroleum Gas ($2.79M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.98%, from $41.8M in 2017 to $35.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Cameroon exported $13.5M to Portugal. The main products exported from Cameroon to Portugal were Coffee ($4.23M), Raw Cotton ($3.54M), and Sawn Wood ($3.42M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Portugal have decreased at an annualized rate of 35.9%, from $125M in 2022 to $13.5M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$20.5B
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Cameroon included Spain ($20.5B), Germany ($8.76B), and France ($9.49B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Portugal included India ($974M), Central African Republic ($243M), and Vietnam ($187M).

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

Comparative Advantage Portugal - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Portugal had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of Paper Goods ($17.6M), Chemical Products ($5.11M), and Metals ($3.19M).

During 2017, Cameroon had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Wood Products ($5.04M), Vegetable Products ($4.35M), and Textiles ($3.54M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Portugal Cameroon+$910kPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Cameroon Portugal+$2.04MSawn Wood

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 Portugal and Cameroon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Portugal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Portugal.

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

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