Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre was 11,570 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Cameroon, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 11,570 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 15,498 US dollar per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,661 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Cameroon 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5,661 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 6,786 US dollar per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 6,075 US dollar per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 5,879 US dollar per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 9,211 US dollar per square kilometre | +56.7% |
| 2017 | 12,937 US dollar per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 13,855 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 15,498 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 14,448 US dollar per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 12,812 US dollar per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 11,906 US dollar per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 11,570 US dollar per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 11,570 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,639 US dollar per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 11,570 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,092 US dollar per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,488 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,661 US dollar per square kilometre | 15,498 US dollar per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 12,684 US dollar per square kilometre | 11,570 US dollar per square kilometre | 14,448 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 138 Kazakhstan 14,143 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 139 Uganda 12,810 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 140 Nepal 12,709 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 142 Pakistan 10,182 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 143 Guyana 9,837 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 144 Paraguay 9,778 US dollar 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)
- 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Cameroon was 11,570 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 15,498 US dollar per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,661 US dollar per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Cameroon rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. 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 Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.