Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Cambodia
Cambodia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 9.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Cambodia stood at 9.5%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Cambodia peaked at 11.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2003.
Cambodia ranks 22nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -44.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +38.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +140.2% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +48.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 1.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,518 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9543 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,741 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,830 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 11.00 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Cambodia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Cambodia was 9.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2003.
- How does Cambodia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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