Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Cameroon
0.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
124th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Cameroon, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 124th 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.