Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cambodia
Cambodia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Cambodia, 1998–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cambodia is 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cambodia peaked at 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
That places Cambodia 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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$) … unit in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | -0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -116.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -271.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -179.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.2% |
| 2006 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -89.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1456.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1456.5% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | -271.1% | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 94 Mali 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Benin 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Comoros 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 98 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in Cambodia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cambodia was 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Cambodia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Cambodia ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.