Cameroon vs Namibia: Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Current account balance (BoP, current US$) over time
- Cameroon
- Namibia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -1.75 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.83 billion BoP, current US$ in Namibia, a difference of 79.67 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 145th and Namibia ranks 148th of 200 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -326.03 million BoP, current US$ | 89.42 million BoP, current US$ | 415.45 million BoP, current US$ | Namibia |
| 2000s | -361.01 million BoP, current US$ | 283.39 million BoP, current US$ | 644.41 million BoP, current US$ | Namibia |
| 2010s | -1.14 billion BoP, current US$ | -919.56 million BoP, current US$ | 216.20 million BoP, current US$ | Namibia |
| 2020s | -1.72 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 475.58 million BoP, current US$ | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Cameroon or Namibia?
- Cameroon, at -1.75 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.83 billion BoP, current US$ in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Cameroon and Namibia?
- 79.67 million BoP, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Namibia rank globally for current account balance?
- Cameroon ranks 145th and Namibia ranks 148th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.