Benin vs Cameroon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Benin
60.28 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Cameroon
63.42 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Benin rank
105th
Cameroon rank
104th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
-200.0M0200.0M400.0M600.0M197319982024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 63.42 million BoP, current US$ against 60.28 million BoP, current US$ in Benin, a difference of 3.14 million BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.

Benin ranks 105th and Cameroon ranks 104th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cameroon Difference Ahead
1970s 32,907 BoP, current US$ 4.52 million BoP, current US$ 4.48 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
1980s -8.33 million BoP, current US$ 10.35 million BoP, current US$ 18.69 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
1990s -40.71 million BoP, current US$ 9.48 million BoP, current US$ 50.20 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
2000s -76.62 million BoP, current US$ -26.95 million BoP, current US$ 49.67 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
2010s 15.34 million BoP, current US$ 50.90 million BoP, current US$ 35.56 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
2020s 36.86 million BoP, current US$ 30.10 million BoP, current US$ 6.76 million BoP, current US$ Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Benin or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 63.42 million BoP, current US$ against 60.28 million BoP, current US$ in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Benin and Cameroon?
3.14 million BoP, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Benin ranks 105th and Cameroon ranks 104th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.