Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 2.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Cameroon, 1962–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, ores and metals exports in Cameroon stood at 2.2%.
That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Cameroon peaked at 21.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
Cameroon ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 21.2% | — |
| 1963 | 19.0% | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 15.3% | -19.5% |
| 1965 | 17.4% | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 16.2% | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 15.0% | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 11.8% | -21.6% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 9.3% | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | -29.5% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | -25.4% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +44.5% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | -25.7% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -45.1% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +108.7% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -62.6% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | +365.3% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -23.9% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +106.2% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +78.8% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -66.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +90.7% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +59.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -38.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +30.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.1%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +365.3% | 1.8% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.9% | 11.0% | 21.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 2.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 1.8% | 8.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More energy & mining data for Cameroon
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Gas production 27.35 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 27.35 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 939.02 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Cameroon?
- Ores and metals exports in Cameroon was 2.2% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for ores and metals exports?
- Cameroon ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.