Burundi vs Cameroon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Burundi
0.1%
in 2025
Cameroon
0.1%
in 2024
Burundi rank
123rd
Cameroon rank
122nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Burundi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burundi ranks 123rd and Cameroon ranks 122nd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Burundi or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Burundi and Cameroon?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 123rd and Cameroon ranks 122nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.