International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 487.14 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Cameroon is 487.14 US dollar per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Cameroon peaked at 522.18 US dollar per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 315.04 US dollar per person, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 149th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 332.39 US dollar per person | — |
| 2013 | 361.78 US dollar per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 317.78 US dollar per person | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 315.04 US dollar per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 315.68 US dollar per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 422.91 US dollar per person | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 442.83 US dollar per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 474.76 US dollar per person | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 522.18 US dollar per person | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 504.95 US dollar per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 519 US dollar per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 512.21 US dollar per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 487.14 US dollar per person | -4.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 487.14 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 905.82 US dollar per person, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 487.14 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 527.09 US dollar per person, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 372.9 US dollar per person | 315.04 US dollar per person | 474.76 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 509.1 US dollar per person | 487.14 US dollar per person | 522.18 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Cameroon?
- International investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Cameroon was 487.14 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 522.18 US dollar per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 315.04 US dollar per person in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Cameroon ranks 149th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- International Investment Position International Monetary Fund
- 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
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.