Botswana vs Cameroon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Botswana
1.2 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cameroon
2.18 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
135th
Cameroon rank
132nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.98 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.8 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cameroon ahead.
Botswana ranks 135th and Cameroon ranks 132nd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0897 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4964 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4067 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.2226 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9907 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7681 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 6.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8188 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 37.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 38.98 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 27.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.2 BoP, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | -7.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.82 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Cameroon?
- 0.98 BoP, current US$ per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Cameroon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 135th and Cameroon ranks 132nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.