Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Cameroon, 1973–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Cameroon is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 173.1% on the previous year and up 467.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Cameroon peaked at 1.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 122nd of 189 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 outflows as share of GDP in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2% | — |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +76.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -81.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +294.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -53.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +13.8% |
| 1979 | -0.0% | -124.8% |
| 1980 | -0.1% | +237.7% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | -95.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -1265.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +82.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -33.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +164.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -48.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +48.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +50.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -50.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -47.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +30.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +518.8% |
| 1998 | -1.2% | -292.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -127.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -71.2% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | -570.3% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | +135.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -103.7% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -216.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +51.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -63.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -75.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | +2859.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -870.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -66.5% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | -253.3% |
| 2013 | -0.5% | -50.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -93.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -634.9% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -166.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -152.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +345.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -49.4% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -364.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -173.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -1.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -1.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 361.22 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 104.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 206,357 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Cameroon?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Cameroon was 0.1% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 467.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.