Cameroon vs Senegal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Cameroon
0.1%
in 2024
Senegal
0.1%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
122nd
Senegal rank
119th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 122nd and Senegal ranks 119th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd and Senegal ranks 119th 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.