Investment

At the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on their respective development goals and orientations, with a view to enhancing coordination and joint development between Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as among Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

Manufacturing and processing output increasing 23.6% from a year earlier, accounting for the bulk of overall growth.

Economic, trade and investment partnership between the two countries recorded strong growth, with bilateral trade reaching $11.33 billion in 2025, up 11.7% from 2024.

At the invitation of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, His Excellency To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, paid a State Visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 6 February 2026.

The three PMs agreed to continue adopting policies and measures to facilitate trade, investment and cooperation on a complementary and win-win basis, shifting from expansion in scale to improvement in quality and efficiency.

Vietnam proved to be one of only a few economies to better the global average GDP growth in recent years, but its strategic economic pillars need strengthening to maintain development in the 2026-2030 period.