Cameroon vs Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit

Cameroon
0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cameroon rank
124th
Vietnam rank
123rd

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

  • Cameroon
  • Vietnam
-0.0100.010.02197319982024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Vietnam ahead.

Cameroon ranks 124th and Vietnam ranks 123rd of 191 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Vietnam Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Cameroon or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0013 BoP, current US$ 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$), per unit between Cameroon and Vietnam?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Vietnam?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Vietnam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Cameroon ranks 124th and Vietnam ranks 123rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.