Foreign assets per capita in Cameroon

Cameroon: Foreign assets per capita was 458.76 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
458.76 current US$
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
122nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
465.63 current US$
in 2019
All-time low
137.76 current US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets per capita in Cameroon, 1995–2020

1002003004005001995200720201995: 152.4 current US$1996: 142.4 current US$1997: 139 current US$1998: 137.8 current US$1999: 141.4 current US$2000: 150.2 current US$2001: 156.4 current US$2002: 180.2 current US$2003: 185.3 current US$2004: 201 current US$2005: 194.2 current US$2006: 243.1 current US$2007: 317.9 current US$2008: 325.3 current US$2009: 355.8 current US$2010: 340.2 current US$2011: 317.8 current US$2012: 326.4 current US$2013: 356.3 current US$2014: 312.7 current US$2015: 310.2 current US$2016: 310.8 current US$2017: 416.8 current US$2018: 436.3 current US$2019: 465.6 current US$2020: 458.8 current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 458.76 current US$ for foreign assets per capita in 2020.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in Cameroon peaked at 465.63 current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 137.76 current US$, in 1998.

That places Cameroon 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 142.59 current US$ 137.76 current US$ 152.37 current US$ 5
2000s 230.94 current US$ 150.15 current US$ 355.81 current US$ 10
2010s 359.33 current US$ 310.22 current US$ 465.63 current US$ 10
2020s 458.76 current US$ 458.76 current US$ 458.76 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 119 Kenya 479.9 current US$ compare
  2. 120 Sri Lanka 477.9 current US$ compare
  3. 121 Guinea-Bissau 459.37 current US$ compare
  4. 123 Comoros 439.12 current US$ compare
  5. 124 Nepal 436.51 current US$ compare
  6. 125 Mozambique 435.14 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets per capita in Cameroon?
Foreign assets per capita in Cameroon was 458.76 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 465.63 current US$ in 2019.
What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 137.76 current US$ in 1998.
How does Cameroon rank for foreign assets per capita?
Cameroon ranks 122nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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