Cameroon vs Ghana: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Cameroon
8.12 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana
8.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cameroon rank
99th
Ghana rank
100th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 8.12 % change on previous year against 8.08 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Cameroon ranks 99th and Ghana ranks 100th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105.91 % change on previous year | 22.75 % change on previous year | 83.17 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1980s | -2.03 % change on previous year | 83.57 % change on previous year | 85.6 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 109.22 % change on previous year | 66.5 % change on previous year | 42.72 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 56.22 % change on previous year | 76.55 % change on previous year | 20.33 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.26 % change on previous year | 5.78 % change on previous year | 0.5123 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.3059 % change on previous year | -6.8 % change on previous year | 7.11 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Cameroon, at 8.12 % change on previous year against 8.08 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Cameroon ranks 99th and Ghana ranks 100th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.