Cambodia vs Maldives: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Cambodia
9.9%
in 2025
Maldives
11.4%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
19th
Maldives rank
17th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Cambodia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.4% against 9.9% in Cambodia, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Maldives ahead.
Cambodia ranks 19th and Maldives ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.4% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 10.6% | 1.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 11.8% | 2.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Cambodia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 11.4% against 9.9% in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Cambodia and Maldives?
- 1.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Maldives rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Cambodia ranks 19th and Maldives ranks 17th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.