Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was -109.13 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Cameroon stood at -109.13 million USD.
The figure is down 499.1% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Cameroon peaked at 125.91 million USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, -140.76 million USD, in 2009.
Cameroon ranks 173rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.1 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 21.52 million USD | +42.5% |
| 1992 | 33.06 million USD | +53.6% |
| 1993 | 22.11 million USD | -33.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3962 million USD | -98.2% |
| 1995 | 0.601 million USD | +51.7% |
| 1996 | 8.1 million USD | +1246.9% |
| 1997 | -3.9 million USD | -148.2% |
| 1998 | 24.02 million USD | -716.1% |
| 1999 | -11.66 million USD | -148.6% |
| 2000 | 9.67 million USD | -183.0% |
| 2001 | 35.21 million USD | +263.9% |
| 2002 | -33.13 million USD | -194.1% |
| 2003 | 8.49 million USD | -125.6% |
| 2004 | 9.54 million USD | +12.4% |
| 2005 | -23.17 million USD | -342.8% |
| 2006 | -47.99 million USD | +107.1% |
| 2007 | -6.02 million USD | -87.5% |
| 2008 | -47.32 million USD | +686.0% |
| 2009 | -140.76 million USD | +197.5% |
| 2010 | -35.8 million USD | -74.6% |
| 2011 | -110.16 million USD | +207.7% |
| 2012 | -70.55 million USD | -36.0% |
| 2013 | -137.53 million USD | +95.0% |
| 2014 | -10.11 million USD | -92.6% |
| 2015 | 55.82 million USD | -652.0% |
| 2016 | -38.9 million USD | -169.7% |
| 2017 | 21.88 million USD | -156.3% |
| 2018 | 107.94 million USD | +393.2% |
| 2019 | 125.91 million USD | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 84.42 million USD | -33.0% |
| 2021 | 54.82 million USD | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 27.35 million USD | -50.1% |
| 2023 | -109.13 million USD | -499.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -109.13 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32 million USD. (35 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -109.13 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3814 million USD. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1246.9% | 0.601 million USD | 8.1 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.93 million USD | -11.66 million USD | 33.06 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | -23.55 million USD | -140.76 million USD | 35.21 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.15 million USD | -137.53 million USD | 125.91 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.36 million USD | -109.13 million USD | 84.42 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Cameroon?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Cameroon was -109.13 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 125.91 million USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -140.76 million USD in 2009.
- How does Cameroon rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Cameroon ranks 173rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.