How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Cameroon

1.7%

in 2024

Sierra Leone

1.7%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

115th

Sierra Leone rank

112th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

Cameroon
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Cameroon ranks 115th and Sierra Leone ranks 112th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.7%	1.4%	0.8%	Sierra Leone
1980s	1.3%	-2.6%	3.9%	Cameroon
1990s	0.3%	0.5%	0.3%	Sierra Leone
2000s	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	Sierra Leone
2010s	2.0%	6.5%	4.5%	Sierra Leone
2020s	1.8%	2.0%	0.1%	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?: 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: Cameroon ranks 115th and Sierra Leone ranks 112th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.