Mechanical and electrical equipment remains a pillar of Cameroon’s imports, despite a 3.7% decline over one year.
In Cameroon, mechanical and electrical machinery and equipment totaled 757.4 billion FCFA in 2025, representing 14.5% of import spending, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS). This level confirms the strategic weight of this equipment in the national economy, particularly for productive sectors.
The INS highlights their central role in the country’s structural transformation. These goods support industrialization, modernize production chains and accompany infrastructure investments. They thus remain a key indicator of economic dynamics.
However, after several years of sustained growth, imports show a 3.7% decline compared to 2024. This shift reflects a slowdown in demand for equipment, in a context of investor caution and adjustment of industrial projects.
This decline remains measured and does not alter the predominant place of these products in the trade structure. In the medium term, their evolution will depend on the pace of public and private investment, as well as the capacity of the industrial fabric to maintain its modernization needs.
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