Cambodia approves investment projects worth $7.8 bln in first 9 months of 2025

Cambodia approves investment projects worth $7.8 bln in first 9 months of 2025

Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $7.8 billion in the first nine months of 2025, a year-on-year rise of 47 percent, said a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) report released on Thursday.

The Southeast Asian country approved 546 investment projects during the January-September period this year, up 73 percent from 315 projects over the same period last year, creating approximately 376,000 jobs, the CDC said.

Those investment projects have been mainly focused on the areas of garment and non-garment manufacturing industries, infrastructure, agriculture and agro-industry, and tourism, the report said.

China remained the top foreign investor in the kingdom, accounting for 52.96 percent of the total investment amount, the CDC said, adding that other foreign investors were from Singapore, Vietnam, the British Virgin Islands, Britain, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the United States, and Samoa, among others.

Ministry of Commerce Secretary of State and Spokesperson Penn Sovicheat stated that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement and Cambodia’s bilateral free trade agreements with China, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates are key factors in attracting foreign direct investment.

“New investments will bring about new capital, technologies and employment opportunities for our people,” he told Xinhua. 

khmertimeskh