Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cambodia, 1998–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cambodia stood at 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cambodia peaked at 9.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -9.86 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1999.
Cambodia ranks 107th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -8.89 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1999 | -9.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2000 | -1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3454 BoP, current US$ per person | -118.2% |
| 2002 | -0.632 BoP, current US$ per person | -283.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5564 BoP, current US$ per person | -188.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7734 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3183 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6145 BoP, current US$ per person | +93.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0791 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.1% |
| 2008 | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +1742.8% |
| 2009 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 4.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.6% |
| 2014 | 5.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 5.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 7.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 7.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 8.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.7% |
| 2023 | 8.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 9.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 49% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1742.8% | 0.0791 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2002 | -283.0% | 0.3454 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.632 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2941 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 104 Vanuatu 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 105 Ukraine 8.06 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 106 Zimbabwe 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 108 Kenya 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Cote d'Ivoire 7.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 110 Guyana 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cambodia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cambodia was 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.74 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.86 BoP, current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Cambodia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.