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 214 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% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 9.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 4.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 9.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 4.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +140.2% | 2.2% | 5.4% |
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
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.89 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2677 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % 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 214 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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