Cameroon vs Senegal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Cameroon
0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Senegal
0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cameroon rank
124th
Senegal rank
121st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 124th and Senegal ranks 121st of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Senegal |
| 2000s | -0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Cameroon ranks 124th and Senegal ranks 121st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.