Cameroon vs South Africa: Budgetary investment

Cameroon
19.00 billion current LCU
in 1995
South Africa
17.46 billion current LCU
in 2008
Cameroon rank
30th
South Africa rank
31st

Budgetary investment over time

  • Cameroon
  • South Africa
0200.0B400.0B600.0B196819882008

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 19.00 billion current LCU against 17.46 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 1.54 billion current LCU.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 51 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 161.91 billion current LCU 5.51 billion current LCU 156.39 billion current LCU Cameroon
1990s 20.30 billion current LCU 12.95 billion current LCU 7.35 billion current LCU Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher budgetary investment, Cameroon or South Africa?
Cameroon, at 19.00 billion current LCU against 17.46 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 1995.
What is the difference in budgetary investment between Cameroon and South Africa?
1.54 billion current LCU, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1995.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for budgetary investment?
Cameroon ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 31st of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.