Cameroon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Cameroon
30.5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
35.15 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2011
Cameroon rank
144th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
142nd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person against 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 4.65 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 144th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 142nd of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per person 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person Cameroon
1980s 10.34 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9929 BoP, current US$ per person 9.35 BoP, current US$ per person Cameroon
1990s 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person 7.65 BoP, current US$ per person 5.85 BoP, current US$ per person Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 13.52 BoP, current US$ per person 35.75 BoP, current US$ per person 22.23 BoP, current US$ per person Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 29.78 BoP, current US$ per person 50.25 BoP, current US$ per person 20.47 BoP, current US$ per person Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person against 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?
4.65 BoP, current US$ per person, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 144th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 142nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.