Cameroon vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 63.42 million BoP, current US$ against 56.42 million BoP, current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 7.00 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cameroon ahead.
Globally, Cameroon ranks 103rd and Malawi ranks 106th 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.