Cameroon's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) was -2.13 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 220.3% from -665.94 billion in 2020.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -2.13 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -665.94 billion | 2020 |
| Highest | -548.79 billion | 2016 |
| Lowest | -2.13 trillion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -1.06 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -548.79 billion | 2016 |
Over five years it is down 220.3% from -665.94 billion in 2020. Since 2016 it is down 288.68% from -548.79 billion in 2016.
What the numbers say
In 2025, Cameroon's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 836.12 billion on 2024 (from -1.3 trillion to -2.13 trillion).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2017 to 2024), the average change was −93.51 billion and a typical year strayed about 207.09 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 274.64 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 836.12 billion in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 138.3 billion a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Cameroon had the 85th highest value of the 95 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Cameroon in the 2025 ranking
- Mali — 82nd of 95: -1.81 trillion
- Gabon — 83rd of 95: -1.88 trillion
- Bangladesh — 84th of 95: -1.98 trillion
- Senegal — 86th of 95: -2.67 trillion
- Cambodia — 87th of 95: -3.91 trillion
- Madagascar — 88th of 95: -5.11 trillion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 10 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2,133,015,738,000 |
| 2024 | -1,296,900,000,000 |
| 2023 | -1,252,100,000,000 |
| 2022 | -1,237,600,000,000 |
| 2021 | -1,090,070,239,900 |
| 2020 | -665,941,605,400 |
| 2019 | -940,582,308,200 |
| 2018 | -840,094,047,200 |
| 2017 | -556,010,000,000 |
| 2016 | -548,791,000,000 |
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — -919.98 billion (2024)
- Benin — -317.3 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 17.96 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — -1.52 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — -40.77 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — -121.1 billion (2025)
- Comoros — -128.55 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 5.24 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 1.4 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Cameroon
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.05 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 3.02 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$34.19 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 20.13 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,144 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$39.23 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 23.14 trillion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU)?
- -2.13 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2016?
- It is down 288.68% from -548.79 billion in 2016. The highest value was -548.79 billion in 2016 and the lowest -2.13 trillion in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 85th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2025, Cameroon's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 836.12 billion on 2024 (from -1.3 trillion to -2.13 trillion). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2017 to 2024), the average change was −93.51 billion and a typical year strayed about 207.09 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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