Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Cameroon, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cameroon stood at 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 173.1% on the previous year and up 467.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cameroon peaked at 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 124th of 191 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 (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1974 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +294.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1979 | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -124.8% |
| 1980 | -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +237.7% |
| 1981 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -95.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1265.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +164.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.3% |
| 1996 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +518.8% |
| 1998 | -0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -292.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -127.9% |
| 2000 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -570.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +135.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -103.7% |
| 2004 | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -216.2% |
| 2005 | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2859.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -870.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -253.3% |
| 2013 | -0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -93.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -634.9% |
| 2016 | -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -166.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -152.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +345.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -364.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -173.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -2859.2% | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1982 | +1265.9% | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +870.0% | -0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 121 Senegal 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Lithuania, Republic of 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Vietnam 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Burundi 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Sri Lanka 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cameroon?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cameroon was 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Cameroon ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.