Cameroon vs Italy: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

Cameroon
888.22 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Italy
882.91 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Cameroon rank
101st
Italy rank
102nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

  • Cameroon
  • Italy
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 888.22 million BoP, current US$ against 882.91 million BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 5.30 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Cameroon ranks 101st and Italy ranks 102nd of 201 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 20.06 million BoP, current US$ 589.07 million BoP, current US$ 569.02 million BoP, current US$ Italy
1980s 95.62 million BoP, current US$ 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
1990s 27.00 million BoP, current US$ 3.96 billion BoP, current US$ 3.93 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2000s 231.57 million BoP, current US$ 25.18 billion BoP, current US$ 24.95 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2010s 695.27 million BoP, current US$ 20.87 billion BoP, current US$ 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2020s 854.83 million BoP, current US$ 28.33 billion BoP, current US$ 27.47 billion BoP, current US$ Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Cameroon or Italy?
Cameroon, at 888.22 million BoP, current US$ against 882.91 million BoP, current US$ in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows between Cameroon and Italy?
5.30 million BoP, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Italy?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Italy rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
Cameroon ranks 101st and Italy ranks 102nd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 12,232 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.