Cameroon - Foreign trade

Crude petroleum was the most expensive export from Cameroon (35%) in 1999, ending up primarily in France. Wood exports accounted for over a fifth of Cameroon's exports (21%). Cocoa (10%) led agricultural exports, while aluminum (6%) led mineral exports. During the 1990s, Cameroon's export-import volume either remained stable, or increased.

In 1999 Cameroon's imports were distributed among the following categories:

Consumer goods	9.2%
Food	18.0%
Fuels	15.8%
Industrial supplies	28.3%
Machinery	16.8%
Transportation	11.3%
Other	0.6%

Principal trading partners in 1998 (in millions of US dollars) were as follows:

COUNTRY	EXPORTS	IMPORTS	BALANCE
Italy	447	75	372
France	319	560	-241
Spain	259	72	187
Netherlands	167	50	117
United Kingdom	64	68	-4
Belgium	62	119	-57
Germany	58	77	-19
China (inc. Hong Kong)	57	34	23
United States	54	83	-29
Nigeria	7	97	-90