Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Cameroon

Foreign direct investment outflows in Cameroon in 2024 — 63,421,340 US$. Ranked 99 in the world out of 171. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 1,485.5%.

2024 63.42M US$ +179.77% vs 2023
World rank 99of 171
Period maximum 501M US$2010
Period minimum -282M US$2012

Trend over time

1973–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Cameroon, 1973–2024-400M-200M0200M400M600M19731979198519911997200320092015202120241973: 4,000,000 US$1974: 8,000,000 US$1975: 2,000,000 US$1976: 8,000,000 US$1977: 4,395,968 US$1978: 6,868,867 US$1979: -2,162,450 US$1980: -8,235,534 US$1981: -368,010 US$1982: 4,290,850 US$1983: 5,222,192 US$1984: 10,115,420 US$1985: 10,550,614 US$1986: 15,708,655 US$1987: 11,546,016 US$1988: 28,638,748 US$1989: 26,080,826 US$1990: 15,095,599 US$1991: 21,516,666 US$1992: 33,057,314 US$1993: 22,107,441 US$1994: 13,076,258 US$1995: 8,414,331 US$1996: 11,196,311 US$1997: 67,380,784 US$1998: -135,858,901 US$1999: 38,843,274 US$2000: 10,210,108 US$2001: -49,776,918 US$2002: -132,617,192 US$2003: 6,371,817 US$2004: -8,730,643 US$2005: -13,676,407 US$2006: -5,311,761 US$2007: -7,715,712 US$2008: -2,215,246 US$2009: -66,069,391 US$2010: 500,979,940 US$2011: 187,094,445 US$2012: -282,311,645 US$2013: -157,562,380 US$2014: -11,787,167 US$2015: 55,817,569 US$2016: -38,924,019 US$2017: 21,883,311 US$2018: 107,937,663 US$2019: 125,908,500 US$2020: 84,415,056 US$2021: 54,821,661 US$2022: 27,346,177 US$2023: -79,505,559 US$2024: 63,421,340 US$
Change over the period: +59.42M (+1,485.53%) Average annual rate: 5.57 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 63.42M US$
World 1.72T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.28B US$
Middle Africa computed 477M US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 33.35B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 63.42M +143M +179.77%
2023 -79.51M −107M −390.74%
2022 27.35M −27.48M −50.12%
2021 54.82M −29.59M −35.06%
2020 84.42M −41.49M −32.96%
2019 126M +17.97M +16.65%
2018 108M +86.05M +393.24%
2017 21.88M +60.81M +156.22%
2016 -38.92M −94.74M −169.73%
2015 55.82M +67.6M +573.55%
2014 -11.79M +146M +92.52%
2013 -158M +125M +44.19%
2012 -282M −469M −250.89%
2011 187M −314M −62.65%
2010 501M +567M +858.26%
2009 -66.07M −63.85M −2,882.48%
2008 -2.22M +5.5M +71.29%
2007 -7.72M −2.4M −45.26%
2006 -5.31M +8.36M +61.16%
2005 -13.68M −4.95M −56.65%
2004 -8.73M −15.1M −237.02%
2003 6.37M +139M +104.8%
2002 -133M −82.84M −166.42%
2001 -49.78M −59.99M −587.53%
2000 10.21M −28.63M −73.71%
1999 38.84M +175M +128.59%
1998 -136M −203M −301.63%
1997 67.38M +56.18M +501.81%
1996 11.2M +2.78M +33.06%
1995 8.41M −4.66M −35.65%
1994 13.08M −9.03M −40.85%
1993 22.11M −10.95M −33.12%
1992 33.06M +11.54M +53.64%
1991 21.52M +6.42M +42.54%
1990 15.1M −10.99M −42.12%
1989 26.08M −2.56M −8.93%
1988 28.64M +17.09M +148.04%
1987 11.55M −4.16M −26.5%
1986 15.71M +5.16M +48.89%
1985 10.55M +435,194 +4.3%
1984 10.12M +4.89M +93.7%
1983 5.22M +931,342 +21.71%
1982 4.29M +4.66M +1,265.96%
1981 -368,010 +7.87M +95.53%
1980 -8.24M −6.07M −280.84%
1979 -2.16M −9.03M −131.48%
1978 6.87M +2.47M +56.25%
1977 4.4M −3.6M −45.05%
1976 8M +6M +300%
1975 2M −6M −75%
1974 8M +4M +100%
1973 4M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

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