Benin vs Cambodia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Benin
0.3%
in 2024
Cambodia
0.3%
in 2025
Benin rank
93rd
Cambodia rank
95th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Benin
- Cambodia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 93rd and Cambodia ranks 95th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cambodia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8% | -3.4% | 2.6% | Benin |
| 2000s | -1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Benin or Cambodia?
- Benin, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Benin and Cambodia?
- 0.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cambodia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cambodia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 93rd and Cambodia ranks 95th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.