Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cameroon

Cameroon: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 18.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.1%
Change on year
up 16.9%
World rank
5th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2022
All-time low
11.6%
in 2009
Years of data
18
1994–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cameroon, 1994–2022

051015201994200820221994: 13.7 %1995: 14.5 %2001: 13.5 %2002: 13.9 %2003: 14.3 %2004: 14.3 %2005: 14.4 %2006: 13.8 %2007: 13 %2008: 13 %2009: 11.6 %2010: 13 %2011: 12.7 %2012: 11.7 %2013: 13 %2014: 12.7 %2019: 15.5 %2022: 18.1 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 18.1% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cameroon peaked at 18.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2009.

Cameroon ranks 5th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.1% 13.7% 14.5% 2
2000s 13.5% 11.6% 14.4% 9
2010s 13.1% 11.7% 15.5% 6
2020s 18.1% 18.1% 18.1% 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 2 Solomon Islands 20.7% compare
  2. 3 Congo 18.2% compare
  3. 3 Equatorial Guinea 18.2% compare
  4. 6 Belize 18.1% compare
  5. 7 Djibouti 17.6% compare
  6. 8 Chad 16.8% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cameroon?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cameroon was 18.1% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2009.
How does Cameroon rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Cameroon ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.