Africa's Development: Returns on direct investments Return … outward in Cameroon
Cameroon: Africa's Development: Returns on direct investments Return … outward was 0.1253 Percent per annum in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct in Cameroon, 2013–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct in Cameroon is 0.1253 Percent per annum, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct in Cameroon peaked at 12.26 Percent per annum in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1253 Percent per annum, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 23rd out of 29 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Africa's Development: Returns on direct investments Return … outward in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.8 Percent per annum | — |
| 2014 | 6.59 Percent per annum | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.45 Percent per annum | +58.6% |
| 2016 | 12.14 Percent per annum | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 12.26 Percent per annum | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8 Percent per annum | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 9.58 Percent per annum | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1791 Percent per annum | -98.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1253 Percent per annum | -30.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1253 Percent per annum is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8665 Percent per annum, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1253 Percent per annum is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.88 Percent per annum, 7% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.66 Percent per annum | 6.59 Percent per annum | 12.26 Percent per annum | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1522 Percent per annum | 0.1253 Percent per annum | 0.1791 Percent per annum | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 20 Seychelles 0.6939 Percent per annum compare
- 21 Angola 0.3869 Percent per annum compare
- 22 Uganda 0.2003 Percent per annum compare
- 24 Zambia 0.0144 Percent per annum compare
- 25 Malawi 0 Percent per annum compare
- 25 Rwanda 0 Percent per annum compare
- 25 Sao Tome and Principe 0 Percent per annum compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0156 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct in Cameroon?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct in Cameroon was 0.1253 Percent per annum in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.26 Percent per annum in 2017.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1253 Percent per annum in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 29 countries with data for 2021.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 22 - returns on direct rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct investments — Return on outward direct investment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 22 shows indicators of returns on direct investments, as a percentage of GDP and in US dollars. Includes investment liabilities, debit, assets, and credit, and returns on inward and outward flows of investments.