Cambodia’s ability to grow economically has been hurt by China’s ability to attract most of the foreign investment in Asia. As of the early 2000s, foreign aid continued to make up 40 percent of the national budget. Growth was 9.4 percent from 1998 to 2008. Between 2004 and 2007 the growth rate was 11.1 percent. Growth was 7.8 percent from 2001 to 2011. After experiencing a downturn during the economic downturn in 2008 and 2009 growth was 5.9 percent in 2010. In 2009 Reuters reported: “Skyscrapers springing up on the banks of the Mekong, land prices rivaling Bangkok's and a stock exchange planned for this year all attest to an economy shaking off its past, thanks to growing domestic and Asian investment over the past decade.