Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Cameroon
1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
142nd
Zimbabwe rank
144th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Cameroon ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 144th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 42.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 202.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -12.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 214.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 57.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 233.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 176.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 489.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 112.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 377.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 1,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 872.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 598.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 1,791 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 858.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 931.91 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$), per square, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
Cameroon, at 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Cameroon ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 144th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.