Foreign direct investment in Cameroon
Cameroon: Foreign direct investment was 0.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment in Cameroon, 2005–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2010, foreign direct investment in Cameroon stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 95.7% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -76.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +168.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -89.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +3644.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -95.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Cameroon?
- Foreign direct investment in Cameroon was 0.2% in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Cameroon rank for foreign direct investment?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. This series shows 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.