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

Cameroon
8.12 % change on previous year
in 2024
Viet Nam
9.03 % change on previous year
in 2024
Cameroon rank
99th
Viet Nam rank
96th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Viet Nam
-25002505007501.0k197119972024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 9.03 % change on previous year against 8.12 % change on previous year in Cameroon, a difference of 0.91 % change on previous year.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 99th and Viet Nam ranks 96th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 96.72 % change on previous year 27.31 % change on previous year 69.41 % change on previous year Cameroon
1980s -50.73 % change on previous year 193.12 % change on previous year 243.85 % change on previous year Viet Nam
1990s 124.87 % change on previous year 35.41 % change on previous year 89.46 % change on previous year Cameroon
2000s 56.22 % change on previous year 34.13 % change on previous year 22.1 % change on previous year Cameroon
2010s 5.26 % change on previous year 8.14 % change on previous year 2.87 % change on previous year Viet Nam
2020s 0.3059 % change on previous year 4.76 % change on previous year 4.46 % change on previous year Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Cameroon or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 9.03 % change on previous year against 8.12 % change on previous year in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Cameroon and Viet Nam?
0.91 % change on previous year, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Viet Nam?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Cameroon ranks 99th and Viet Nam ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.