Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 131st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -87.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -301.4% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -82.5% |
| 1994 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -275.9% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -181.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +1289.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +174.6% |
| 1999 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -107.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -1124.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +721.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -74.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +171.7% |
| 2006 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -93.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +1065.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -112.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -2861.9% |
| 2010 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -100.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -64600.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +108.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2022 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -13.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +64600.9% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +2861.9% | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +1289.3% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +1124.9% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +1065.9% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 128 Mongolia 0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 129 Congo 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eswatini 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 132 Zimbabwe 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Ecuador 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0012 million USD 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 131st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.