Cameroon vs Jamaica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Cameroon
-168.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
-359.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
162nd
Jamaica rank
163rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports -168.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -359.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 190.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 162nd and Jamaica ranks 163rd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 10.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 76.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 66.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 21.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 20.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,140 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s -57.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,698 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 107.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 46.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,753 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,707 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Cameroon or Jamaica?
Cameroon, at -168.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -359.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Cameroon and Jamaica?
190.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Jamaica?
50 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Jamaica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Cameroon ranks 162nd and Jamaica ranks 163rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.