Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Net primary income

Burkina Faso
-1.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Cameroon
-1.11 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
118th
Cameroon rank
117th

Net primary income over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
-1.2B-1.0B-750.0M-500.0M-250.0M0197720002024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.14 billion BoP, current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 32.43 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Cameroon ranks 117th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cameroon Difference Ahead
2000s -6.50 million BoP, current US$ -452.18 million BoP, current US$ 445.68 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso
2010s -275.62 million BoP, current US$ -551.49 million BoP, current US$ 275.87 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso
2020s -911.14 million BoP, current US$ -952.33 million BoP, current US$ 41.18 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.14 billion BoP, current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
32.43 million BoP, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for net primary income?
Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Cameroon ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.