Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) was 1.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Cameroon, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2021, taxes on exports in Cameroon stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 216.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Cameroon peaked at 10.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
Cameroon ranks 17th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +213.1% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +138.8% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -38.1% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -42.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -88.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +37.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +46.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +6.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 3.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.2% | 10.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Cameroon?
- Taxes on exports in Cameroon was 1.4% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for taxes on exports?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.