Cambodia
13. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment Statistics
Table 2: Key Macroeconomic Data, U.S. FDI in Host Country/Economy
| Host Country Statistical Source | USG or International Statistical Source | USG or International Source of Data: BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other |
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| Economic Data | Year | Amount | Year | Amount | |
| Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($M USD) | 2016 | $19,843 | 2016 | $19,971 | World Bank-Cambodia Economic Update Oct. 2016 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | Host Country Statistical Source | USG or International Statistical Source | USG or international Source of Data: BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other |
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| U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) | 2016 | $100 | 2012 | $54 | BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_investment_ multinational_companies_comprehensive_data.htm |
| Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | BEA data available at http://bea.gov/international/direct_investment_ multinational_companies_comprehensive_data.htm |
| Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP | 2016 | 31.7% | N/A | N/A | Total 2016 FDI Stock (registered capital): $6,300 million
2016 Cambodia GDP: $19,843 million |
Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI
According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) data, total foreign direct investment in Cambodia as reported by counterpart economies has reached USD $3 billion in 2015, with South Korea eating up the largest share, at 43 percent of total investment. The other top four foreign direct investment countries in Cambodia were Malaysia, Thailand, France, and Mauritius. The number of Cambodian investments outside the country was still quite small compared to inward foreign direct investment. In 2015, outward foreign direct investment totaled USD 283 million (a 21 percent increase compared to 2014). Singapore remained the top outward investment destination for Cambodia, with 52 percent share to total outward investment in 2015. China and South Korea ranked the second and third top countries that Cambodia invested in 2015. The IMF’s 2016 data is not yet available.
| Direct Investment from/in Counterpart Economy Data | |||||
| From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (US Dollars, Millions) | |||||
| Inward Direct Investment | Outward Direct Investment | ||||
| Total Inward | 3,039 | 100% | Total Outward | 283 | 100.00% |
| South Korea | 1,311 | 43.14% | Singapore | 148 | 52.30% |
| Malaysia | 743 | 24.45% | China | 113 | 39.93% |
| Thailand | 598 | 19.68% | South Korea | 14 | 4.95% |
| France | 305 | 10.04% | Czech Republic | 5 | 1.77% |
| Mauritius | 44 | 1.45% | Thailand | 3 | 1.06% |
| “0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000. | |||||
Sources: IMF CDIS Table 3 on Direct Investment Position 2015 Data
Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment
IMF CPIS Data for Cambodia is not available.