Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
142nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
2,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
-238.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Cameroon, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Cameroon peaked at 2,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, -238.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 142nd of 200 countries on this measure, 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$), per square in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 3.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -89.4% |
| 1972 | 6.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +94.1% |
| 1973 | 6.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 45.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +596.8% |
| 1975 | 57.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1976 | 34.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1977 | 18.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 1978 | 85.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +365.5% |
| 1979 | 131.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 1980 | 274.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +109.1% |
| 1981 | 286.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 235.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 452.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +91.9% |
| 1984 | 37.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 1985 | 668.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1689.9% |
| 1986 | -191.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -128.7% |
| 1987 | 245.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -227.8% |
| 1988 | 195.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1989 | -181.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -192.8% |
| 1990 | -238.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1991 | -30.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -87.2% |
| 1992 | 61.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -301.4% |
| 1993 | 10.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -82.5% |
| 1994 | 7.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1995 | 31.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +311.1% |
| 1996 | 220.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +591.2% |
| 1997 | 316.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1998 | 116.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 1999 | 74.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2000 | 337.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +356.2% |
| 2001 | -24.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -107.3% |
| 2002 | 1,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4430.1% |
| 2003 | 708.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2004 | 143.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.7% |
| 2005 | 515.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +258.3% |
| 2006 | 125.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -75.7% |
| 2007 | 401.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +220.7% |
| 2008 | 44.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -88.9% |
| 2009 | 1,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3454.5% |
| 2010 | 1,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 1,382 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 1,116 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 1,158 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,536 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2015 | 1,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,404 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1,723 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 1,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 2,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 1,428 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 2,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2022 | 1,958 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,786 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +4430.1% | -24.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +3454.5% | 44.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +1689.9% | 37.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 668.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +596.8% | 6.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +591.2% | 31.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 220.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 131.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 202.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -191.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 668.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -238.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 316.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 489.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,116 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,791 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,428 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 139 Ecuador 1,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 140 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 141 Congo 1,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 143 Eswatini 1,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 144 Zimbabwe 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 145 Togo 1,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Cameroon?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Cameroon was 1,738 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -238.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.