Cameroon vs Libya: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Cameroon
-168.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
-93.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
162nd
Libya rank
159th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Cameroon
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports -93.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -168.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 74.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 162nd and Libya ranks 159th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 21.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 20.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 29.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | -57.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 686.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 743.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 107.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 371.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 263.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 46.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 67.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Cameroon or Libya?
- Libya, at -93.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -168.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Cameroon and Libya?
- 74.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Libya?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Libya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Cameroon ranks 162nd and Libya ranks 159th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.