Private capital flows, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Private capital flows, total was -0.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in Cameroon, 2005–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded -0.2% for private capital flows, total in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 104.3% on the previous year and down 110.7% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Private capital flows, total in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -76.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +174.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -74.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +1420.5% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | -104.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 4.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1 |
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 461,868 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9198 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 535.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.06 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Cameroon?
- Private capital flows, total in Cameroon was -0.2% in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for private capital flows, total?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.7%. 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 Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.