GDFI - private in Cameroon

Cameroon: GDFI - private was 3.37 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
3.37 billion current US$
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
13th
of 49 countries
All-time high
3.37 billion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
773.67 million current US$
in 1985
Years of data
35
1977–2011

GDFI - private in Cameroon, 1977–2011

1.0B2.0B3.0B1977199420111977: 1.2B current US$1978: 1.8B current US$1979: 2.1B current US$1980: 1.1B current US$1981: 1.5B current US$1982: 1.2B current US$1983: 1.2B current US$1984: 1,000.0M current US$1985: 773.7M current US$1986: 1.5B current US$1987: 1.6B current US$1988: 1.5B current US$1989: 1.3B current US$1990: 1.3B current US$1991: 1.6B current US$1992: 1.3B current US$1993: 1.5B current US$1994: 959.6M current US$1995: 960.3M current US$1996: 1.1B current US$1997: 1.2B current US$1998: 1.2B current US$1999: 1.3B current US$2000: 1.4B current US$2001: 1.8B current US$2002: 1.9B current US$2003: 2.1B current US$2004: 2.9B current US$2005: 2.4B current US$2006: 2.0B current US$2007: 2.3B current US$2008: 2.8B current US$2009: 2.7B current US$2010: 2.7B current US$2011: 3.4B current US$

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gdfi - private in Cameroon is 3.37 billion current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdfi - private in Cameroon peaked at 3.37 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 773.67 million current US$, in 1985.

Cameroon ranks 13th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.70 billion current US$ 1.19 billion current US$ 2.11 billion current US$ 3
1980s 1.27 billion current US$ 773.67 million current US$ 1.62 billion current US$ 10
1990s 1.24 billion current US$ 959.58 million current US$ 1.57 billion current US$ 10
2000s 2.23 billion current US$ 1.38 billion current US$ 2.90 billion current US$ 10
2010s 3.03 billion current US$ 2.69 billion current US$ 3.37 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 10 Kenya 4.38 billion current US$ compare
  2. 11 Botswana 3.58 billion current US$ compare
  3. 12 Zambia 3.45 billion current US$ compare
  4. 14 Uganda 2.97 billion current US$ compare
  5. 15 Angola 2.88 billion current US$ compare
  6. 16 Gabon 2.79 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdfi - private in Cameroon?
Gdfi - private in Cameroon was 3.37 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
What is the highest gdfi - private recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 3.37 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest gdfi - private recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 773.67 million current US$ in 1985.
How does Cameroon rank for gdfi - private?
Cameroon ranks 13th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
Is gdfi - private rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDFI - private (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,621 data points, 1960–2011
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Private sector’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets. Data are in current U.S. dollars.