Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 18.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cameroon, 1994–2022
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.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13.7% | — |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +16.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 18.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 18.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.