Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cameroon, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cameroon peaked at 40.18 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -9.96 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.2566 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4848 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4431 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 3 BoP, current US$ per person | +577.7% |
| 1975 | 3.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 2.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.2% |
| 1978 | 5.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +353.0% |
| 1979 | 7.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.9% |
| 1980 | 15.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.4% |
| 1981 | 15.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 12.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 23.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.0% |
| 1984 | 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -92.0% |
| 1985 | 32.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +1637.3% |
| 1986 | -9.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -127.8% |
| 1987 | 11.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -224.0% |
| 1988 | 8.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 1989 | -7.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -190.1% |
| 1990 | -9.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1991 | -1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.5% |
| 1992 | 2.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -295.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4145 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2892 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 1995 | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 7.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +572.9% |
| 1997 | 10.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 1998 | 3.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.0% |
| 1999 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.3% |
| 2000 | 10.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +344.3% |
| 2001 | -0.7622 BoP, current US$ per person | -107.1% |
| 2002 | 32.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -4315.6% |
| 2003 | 20.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.5% |
| 2004 | 4.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.2% |
| 2005 | 14.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +248.6% |
| 2006 | 3.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.4% |
| 2007 | 10.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +211.8% |
| 2008 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.2% |
| 2009 | 39.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +3354.1% |
| 2010 | 27.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2011 | 32.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 25.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 2013 | 25.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 28.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 33.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 30.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 40.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 25.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 35.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 33.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 28.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +4315.6% | -0.7622 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.13 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2009 | +3354.1% | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.04 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1985 | +1637.3% | 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.39 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +577.7% | 0.4431 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1996 | +572.9% | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.78 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2566 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7622 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 35.36 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 142 Syria 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 143 Sri Lanka 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 145 Kiribati 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 146 Ethiopia 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 147 Angola 29.42 BoP, current US$ per person 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cameroon?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cameroon was 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.18 BoP, current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.96 BoP, current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.