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
0100200197319982024

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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.