Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
2.42 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cameroon
2.18 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
130th
Cameroon rank
132nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.24 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Cameroon ranks 132nd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0735 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.599 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5255 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9907 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9733 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.1462 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8188 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6727 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -2.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6273 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1278 BoP, current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.6266 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4979 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$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.24 BoP, current US$ per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th and Cameroon ranks 132nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.