Cameroon vs Ghana: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 25.7% against 24.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Ghana ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 13.1% | 4.5% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 31.1% | 23.4% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 16.3% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 2.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 4.4% | 16.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 24.6% | 2.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 25.7% against 24.2% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 1.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for fuel imports?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Ghana ranks 20th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.