Cameroon vs Maldives: Foreign direct investment, net

Cameroon
-824.80 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Maldives
-806.20 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Cameroon rank
120th
Maldives rank
118th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Cameroon
  • Maldives
-1.0B-750.0M-500.0M-250.0M0250.0M197720002024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports -806.20 million BoP, current US$ against -824.80 million BoP, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 18.59 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 120th and Maldives ranks 118th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 12.53 million BoP, current US$ -4.03 million BoP, current US$ 16.56 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
1990s -17.52 million BoP, current US$ -8.61 million BoP, current US$ 8.91 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2000s -258.53 million BoP, current US$ -74.07 million BoP, current US$ 184.45 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2010s -644.37 million BoP, current US$ -431.13 million BoP, current US$ 213.24 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2020s -824.73 million BoP, current US$ -677.66 million BoP, current US$ 147.07 million BoP, current US$ Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Cameroon or Maldives?
Maldives, at -806.20 million BoP, current US$ against -824.80 million BoP, current US$ in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Cameroon and Maldives?
18.59 million BoP, current US$, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Maldives?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Maldives rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Cameroon ranks 120th and Maldives ranks 118th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. 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.