Moroccan exports continue to expand across the African continent, with remarkable growth in deliveries to Cameroon. Since 2022, the Kingdom has become the leading African supplier to this Central African country.
According to a report published recently by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), although Cameroon imports from 190 countries in total, its top ten suppliers (who are not African) account for 56 percent of total imports.
Africa accounts for 12.2 percent of Cameroon’s imports, or 2.75 million tonnes of goods and 598.2 billion CFA francs. In 2022, Morocco supplied 1.4 percent of the total value of Cameroon’s imports, or 70.5 billion CFA francs.
In terms of volume, the Kingdom delivered 319,200 tonnes of goods, tripling its exports to Cameroon compared to the previous year. Morocco, which has overtaken Equatorial Guinea (Cameroon’s leading African supplier in 2021), is now ahead of Côte d’Ivoire (110,000 tonnes worth 60.6 billion CFA francs) and Gabon (63,100 tonnes worth 58 billion CFA francs).
Despite this significant growth in volumes exported by Morocco, there is still considerable potential for development, highlighting opportunities to strengthen intra-African economic ties. Cameroon’s import expenditure from African countries has risen by 65.07 percent in just one year.
China remains Cameroon’s leading global supplier, although its share fell by 1.2 percentage points. With 903,000 tonnes of goods delivered and a turnover of 755.8 billion CFA francs, China alone accounts for 15.8 percent of Cameroon’s total imports by value.
India is in second place, with a 10.8 percent share of imports by value (1.02 million tonnes for 530.1 billion CFA francs). France is in third place, with 566,400 tonnes of goods worth 404.2 billion CFA francs.
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