Cameroon vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Cameroon
888.22 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Panama
938.47 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Cameroon rank
102nd
Panama rank
100th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 938.47 million BoP, current US$ against 888.22 million BoP, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 50.25 million BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.

Cameroon ranks 102nd and Panama ranks 100th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 37.12 million BoP, current US$ 19.40 million BoP, current US$ 17.72 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
1980s 95.62 million BoP, current US$ 36.02 million BoP, current US$ 59.60 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
1990s 27.00 million BoP, current US$ 536.97 million BoP, current US$ 509.97 million BoP, current US$ Panama
2000s 231.57 million BoP, current US$ 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ Panama
2010s 695.27 million BoP, current US$ 4.25 billion BoP, current US$ 3.56 billion BoP, current US$ Panama
2020s 854.83 million BoP, current US$ 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ 622.71 million BoP, current US$ Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Cameroon or Panama?
Panama, at 938.47 million BoP, current US$ against 888.22 million BoP, current US$ in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Cameroon and Panama?
50.25 million BoP, current US$, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Panama?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Cameroon ranks 102nd and Panama ranks 100th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.