Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Cameroon
2.18 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
1.81 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
132nd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
133rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
-100102030197319982024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.37 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 132nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 133rd of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3227 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1113 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2114 BoP, current US$ per person Cameroon
2000s -1.62 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3071 BoP, current US$ per person 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person 3.34 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9184 BoP, current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person 2.29 BoP, current US$ per person 1.17 BoP, current US$ per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Cameroon, at 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.37 BoP, current US$ per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 132nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 133rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.