Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cambodia
Cambodia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 9.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cambodia, 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cambodia is 9.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cambodia peaked at 11.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1975.
Cambodia ranks 21st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +272.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +885.9% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +61.3% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +77.5% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +91.1% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -29.3% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -37.2% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +10.2% |
| 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% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 1.3% | 8.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 1.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 6 |
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,755 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 7.91 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5442 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,563 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3091 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cambodia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cambodia was 9.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Cambodia ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.