Cameroon records trade surpluses with the Netherlands, Malaysia and Indonesia mainly due to cocoa shipments. Cocoa and derivatives represent 84% of
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Despite Cameroon’s overall trade deficit over the past decade, Yaoundé posts trade surpluses with a select group of countries, according to the 2024 report on national economic competitiveness. The document identifies Italy, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Chad, Spain, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Central African Republic, Indonesia and Gabon as Cameroon’s top ten trading partners. The analysis highlights the dominant role of cocoa and its derivatives in Cameroon’s surpluses with the Netherlands, Malaysia and Indonesia, which stand out as the country’s main cocoa buyers. The report shows that cocoa and its derivatives represent 84% of Indonesia’s imports from Cameroon. The share reaches 72% in the Netherlands and 68% in Malaysia. The data underscores the extent to which Cameroon’s export earnings with these partners depend on its flagship agricultural commodity. Italy, which posted Cameroon’s largest bilateral trade surplus in 2024 at $267.4 million, also buys Cameroonian cocoa. However, ...