Cameroon vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Cameroon
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 74.91 million BoP, current US$ against 63.42 million BoP, current US$ in Cameroon, a difference of 11.48 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Liberia ahead.
Globally, Cameroon ranks 103rd and Liberia ranks 100th of 191 countries.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.