Cameroon vs Uganda: Net primary income

Cameroon
-1.11 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Uganda
-1.21 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Cameroon rank
116th
Uganda rank
119th

Net primary income over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uganda
-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0197720002024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Uganda, a difference of 106.39 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.

Cameroon ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 119th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s -338.85 million BoP, current US$ -25.59 million BoP, current US$ 313.26 million BoP, current US$ Uganda
1990s -562.33 million BoP, current US$ -61.89 million BoP, current US$ 500.43 million BoP, current US$ Uganda
2000s -432.14 million BoP, current US$ -210.77 million BoP, current US$ 221.37 million BoP, current US$ Uganda
2010s -551.49 million BoP, current US$ -594.02 million BoP, current US$ 42.53 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon
2020s -952.33 million BoP, current US$ -1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 118.83 million BoP, current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Cameroon or Uganda?
Cameroon, at -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.21 billion BoP, current US$ in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Cameroon and Uganda?
106.39 million BoP, current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for net primary income?
Cameroon ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 119th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.