Cameroon vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Cameroon
2.18 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa
1.8 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
132nd
Samoa rank
134th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Samoa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 0.38 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 132nd and Samoa ranks 134th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3862 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3862 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.9907 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9907 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -0.1365 BoP, current US$ per person | 22 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Samoa?
- Cameroon, at 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Samoa?
- 0.38 BoP, current US$ per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Samoa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd and Samoa ranks 134th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.