Cameroon vs Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Cameroon
8.12 % change on previous year
in 2024
Uganda
8.81 % change on previous year
in 2024
Cameroon rank
99th
Uganda rank
97th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uganda
-1.0k-5000500197119972024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 8.81 % change on previous year against 8.12 % change on previous year in Cameroon, a difference of 0.69 % change on previous year.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 99th and Uganda ranks 97th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 105.91 % change on previous year -92.88 % change on previous year 198.79 % change on previous year Cameroon
1980s -23.26 % change on previous year -27.49 % change on previous year 4.23 % change on previous year Cameroon
1990s 130.52 % change on previous year 23.48 % change on previous year 107.04 % change on previous year Cameroon
2000s 56.22 % change on previous year 22.21 % change on previous year 34.01 % change on previous year Cameroon
2010s 5.26 % change on previous year 8.91 % change on previous year 3.65 % change on previous year Uganda
2020s 0.3059 % change on previous year 23.82 % change on previous year 23.52 % change on previous year Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Cameroon or Uganda?
Uganda, at 8.81 % change on previous year against 8.12 % change on previous year in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Cameroon and Uganda?
0.69 % change on previous year, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Cameroon ranks 99th and Uganda ranks 97th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.