ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Cambodia

East Asia & Pacific. Lower middle income. Capital: Phnom Penh. Population 17,847,982 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
1,709 4,448 7,186 1995 2025 7,300
GDP growth (%)
−3.2 4.9 13.0 1995 2025 5.3
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.7 11.4 23.6 1995 2025 2.4
Life expectancy at birth (years)
56.8 63.7 70.5 1995 2024 70.8

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 7,300 2025 +1,171 +2,332 148 of 199
GDP growth% 5.3% 2025 +8.9 pp −1.9 pp 44 of 209
GDP per person growth% 4.1% 2025 +9.1 pp −1.5 pp 44 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 2,750 2025 +700 +1,320 157 of 201
Trade% of GDP 136.1% 2025 +14.0 pp +14.0 pp 31 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 9.9% 2025 −0.5 pp +2.4 pp 21 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 50.3% 2023 – – 27 of 48

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 2.4% 2025 −0.6 pp +1.1 pp 110 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 0.3% 2025 +0.1 pp −0.1 pp 185 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 17,847,982 2025 +1,122,508 +2,224,731 72 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.2% 2025 −0.3 pp −0.3 pp 90 of 217
Urban population% of total 41.1% 2025 +1.3 pp +11.0 pp 170 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 70.8 2024 +0.7 +1.7 148 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 16.4 2024 −3.7 −11.4 77 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.6% 2023 +0.1 pp −0.4 pp 133 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 71.9% 2021 −8.6 pp −7.7 pp 67 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 2.2% 2023 +0.6 pp +0.6 pp 153 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 68.5% 2024 +16.2 pp +54.5 pp 126 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 99.2% 2024 +15.2 pp +43.1 pp 133 of 215

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 52.4% 2021 −5.6 pp −11.6 pp 46 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 6,090 +1.9 6,095 13,961 634 +3.9% 15% 11%
GDP growth 5.6% −0.1 4.3% 3.6% 3.7 – – –
GDP per person growth 4.1% 0.0 2.7% 3.4% 3.7 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 2,007 +2.1 2,750 7,690 363 +6.8% 8% 5%
Trade 129.2% +0.6 69.0% 98.8% 12.0 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 9.4% +0.8 1.9% 2.1% 0.8 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.6% −0.2 3.6% 2.1% 1.2 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 0.3% −0.1 5.1% 3.0% 0.2 – – –
Population 16,626,944 +1.8 12,348,573 1,418,517 681,359 +1.3% 609% 595%
Population growth 1.4% −1.8 1.7% 0.6% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 37.7% +0.9 50.9% 65.4% 3.8 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 69.9 +1.9 67.9 73.0 0.5 – – –
Infant mortality 21.4 −1.4 28.7 13.9 3.6 – – –
Health spending 4.8% −0.3 4.5% 5.9% 0.6 – – –
Adult literacy rate 81.7% −2.6 77.3% 95.8% 3.7 – – –
Government spending on education 1.8% +1.1 4.0% 4.2% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 45.5% +1.0 57.9% 84.6% 22.5 – – –
Access to electricity 79.8% +1.5 88.7% 100.0% 13.0 – – –
Renewable energy 59.5% −1.4 42.5% 11.4% 4.9 – – –

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