This study explored the impact of an oil boom on agricultural exports based on the
gravity model and panel data for 1995 to 2013. We found that oil rent plays a major
role in cross-border trade between Cameroon and other Economic and Monetary
Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) countries including Nigeria (which falls outside
this grouping). Results also support the view that intra-trade has a strong potential
for accelerating regional integration in Central Africa. Estimates also indicate that
economic size, market size and common border seem to drive the cross-border trade