Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Cameroon
30.5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
34.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
144th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 4.23 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3411 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.28 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 10.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.91 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 30.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 30.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2057 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 4.23 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.