Cameroon vs Congo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Cameroon
1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
142nd
Congo rank
141st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Cameroon
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 142nd and Congo ranks 141st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 80.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 38.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1980s | 202.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 81.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 120.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 57.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 68.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 489.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 1,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,846 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 1,791 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -837.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Cameroon or Congo?
- Congo, at 1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cameroon and Congo?
- 96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd and Congo ranks 141st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.