Cameroon vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Cameroon
8.46 % change on previous year
in 2024
Panama
9.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cameroon rank
78th
Panama rank
75th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 9.6 % change on previous year against 8.46 % change on previous year in Cameroon, a difference of 1.14 % change on previous year.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Panama ahead.
Cameroon ranks 78th and Panama ranks 75th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -680.6 % change on previous year | 122.94 % change on previous year | 803.54 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1980s | 44.85 % change on previous year | -10.16 % change on previous year | 55.02 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -4.48 % change on previous year | -50.46 % change on previous year | 45.98 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -11.25 % change on previous year | -126.27 % change on previous year | 115.02 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.1298 % change on previous year | -14.02 % change on previous year | 14.15 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 2020s | -2.05 % change on previous year | -0.2344 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Cameroon or Panama?
- Panama, at 9.6 % change on previous year against 8.46 % change on previous year in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Cameroon and Panama?
- 1.14 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Panama?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 78th and Panama ranks 75th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.