Cameroon vs Uganda: Net foreign assets (current US$)

Cameroon
3.21 billion current US$
in 2011
Uganda
3.06 billion current US$
in 2011
Cameroon rank
15th
Uganda rank
17th

Net foreign assets (current US$) over time

  • Cameroon
  • Uganda
-1.0B01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B196519882011

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3.21 billion current US$ against 3.06 billion current US$ in Uganda, a difference of 153.74 million current US$.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 51 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 30.47 million current US$ 44.03 million current US$ 13.56 million current US$ Uganda
1970s 3.64 million current US$ 17.43 million current US$ 13.79 million current US$ Uganda
1980s 59.85 million current US$ -217.29 million current US$ 277.14 million current US$ Cameroon
1990s -562.31 million current US$ 193.20 million current US$ 755.51 million current US$ Uganda
2000s 1.56 billion current US$ 1.66 billion current US$ 94.67 million current US$ Uganda
2010s 3.49 billion current US$ 3.03 billion current US$ 456.50 million current US$ Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Cameroon or Uganda?
Cameroon, at 3.21 billion current US$ against 3.06 billion current US$ in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Cameroon and Uganda?
153.74 million current US$, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
41 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for net foreign assets?
Cameroon ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 17th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,026 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.