East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income

Cambodia: the economy in numbers

Per person: $2,872, or $8,543 at purchasing power parity. Population: 17.8 million (2025).

$51.3B+5.3%real GDP growth, 2025

GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #95 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +3.0%.

GDP per capita

$2,872

2025 · #160 of 204

GDP per capita, PPP

$8,543

2025 · #147 of 197

Inflation

2.4%

2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 5.6%

Government debt

25.5%

2025 · % of GDP, general government

Population

17.8M

2025 · #72 of 217

Unemployment

0.3%

2025 · ILO estimate

Life expectancy

70.8 years

2024

GDP

Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $4.49 billion in 1975, $51.3 billion in 2025.

Current US dollars; “In 2025 dollars” removes US inflationSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per capita

In 2025 dollars: $682 per person in 1975, $2,872 in 2025.

GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)

PPP: purchasing power parity, international dollarsSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Real GDP growth

Average over 2016–2025: 5.3% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1976: 5 of 50.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Inflation

Consumer prices rose 2.51 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 191.0% in 1991. Years with inflation above 100%: 3. The chart cuts the scale at 100%; “Full scale” shows everything.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Government debt, % of GDP

Highest since 1996: 39.6% of GDP in 2003. IMF forecast for 2031: 25.7%.

General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Population

1960: 5.45 million · 2025: 17.8 million.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Unemployment rate

1991: 0.8% · 2025: 0.3%.

% of the labor force, ILO modeled estimatesSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy at birth

1960: 42.1 years · 2024: 70.8 years.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Exports of goods and services

1993: 16.1% · 2025: 68.6%.

% of GDPSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Data by year

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Year	GDP	GDP per capita	Per capita, PPP	Real growth	Inflation	Gov. debt, % GDP	Population	Unemployment	Life expectancy	Exports, % GDP
2031				5.5%^f	3.0%^f	25.7%^f
2030				5.3%^f	3.0%^f	25.7%^f
2029				5.1%^f	2.8%^f	25.4%^f
2028				4.7%^f	2.5%^f	24.9%^f
2027				4.0%^f	3.1%^f	25.3%^f
2026				3.0%^f	5.6%^f	25.1%^f
2025	$51.3B	$2,872	$8,543	5.3%	2.4%	25.5%	17.8M	0.3%		68.6%
2024	$46.4B	$2,628	$7,982	6.0%	0.8%	26.1%	17.6M	0.3%	70.8	71.4%
2023	$42.3B	$2,430	$7,437	5.0%	2.1%	26.3%	17.4M	0.3%	70.7	66.9%
2022	$40B	$2,325	$6,918	5.1%	5.3%	25.3%	17.2M	0.2%	70.5	72.2%
2021	$36.8B	$2,167	$6,226	3.1%	2.9%	26.4%	17M	0.4%	69.3	72.4%
2020	$34.8B	$2,082	$5,942	−3.6%	2.9%	25.5%	16.7M	0.2%	70.1	59.9%
2019	$36.7B	$2,226	$6,154	7.9%	1.9%	21.2%	16.5M	0.1%	70.1	55.4%
2018	$33.1B	$2,037	$5,617	8.8%	2.5%	21.3%	16.3M	0.1%	70.0	55.5%
2017	$29.4B	$1,826	$5,050	8.1%	2.9%	22.9%	16.1M	0.1%	69.8	56.3%
2016	$26.6B	$1,675	$4,748	7.9%	3.0%	22.0%	15.9M	0.7%	69.6	56.4%
2015	$24.2B	$1,547	$4,434	7.2%	1.2%	23.4%	15.6M	0.4%	69.4	56.0%
2014	$22B	$1,432	$4,118	8.0%	3.9%	24.0%	15.4M	0.7%	69.1	56.6%
2013	$19.8B	$1,306	$3,891	7.9%	2.9%	24.6%	15.2M	0.4%	68.8	56.6%
2012	$17.8B	$1,193	$3,583	7.7%	2.9%	25.0%	14.9M	0.5%	68.4	53.3%
2011	$16B	$1,089	$3,223	7.3%	5.5%	23.7%	14.7M	0.6%	67.9	49.9%
2010	$13.8B	$952	$2,989	5.1%	4.0%	23.5%	14.5M	0.8%	67.3	50.2%
2009	$12.5B	$876	$2,854	4.1%	−1.2%	23.1%	14.3M	0.6%	66.7	46.2%
2008	$12.2B	$866	$2,769	7.5%	24.1%	22.7%	14.1M	0.8%	66.1	61.8%
2007	$10.1B	$732	$2,566	10.4%	8.7%	25.3%	13.8M	1.3%	65.5	61.1%
2006	$8.35B	$612	$2,297	10.9%	5.8%	26.6%	13.6M	1.2%	64.9	64.7%
2005	$7.07B	$526	$2,038	13.3%	6.6%	31.3%	13.4M	1.1%	64.1	61.0%
2004	$5.88B	$444	$1,770	9.5%	4.3%	38.1%	13.2M	1.0%	63.3	60.8%
2003	$5.05B	$387	$1,598	10.3%	0.9%	39.6%	13.1M	0.9%	62.3	54.2%
2002	$4.5B	$350	$1,442	6.3%	0.2%	37.8%	12.9M	0.9%	61.4	54.2%
2001	$4.15B	$328	$1,357	7.4%	−0.6%	33.6%	12.7M	0.8%	60.5	51.2%
2000	$3.69B	$296	$1,256	10.0%	−0.8%	34.1%	12.5M	0.7%	59.5	49.3%
1999	$3.52B	$287	$1,134	12.7%	4.0%	34.7%	12.3M	0.7%	58.6	40.5%
1998	$3.12B	$259	$1,009	4.7%	14.8%	37.2%	12.1M	0.7%	57.9	31.2%
1997	$3.44B	$298	$994	4.0%	8.0%	31.6%	11.6M	0.6%	57.3	33.6%
1996	$3.51B	$325	$1,006	5.9%	7.2%	30.2%	10.8M	1.0%	56.8	25.4%
1995	$3.44B	$343	$1,006	9.9%	−0.8%		10M	1.0%	56.6	31.2%
1994	$2.79B	$302	$972	−34.8%	10.4%		9.24M	1.0%	56.2	25.8%
1993	$2.53B	$294	$1,565	4.1%	114.3%		8.62M	0.7%	56.0	16.1%
1992	$2.49B	$307	$1,560	7.0%	75.0%		8.11M	0.7%	55.7
1991	$2.05B	$267	$1,504	7.6%	191.0%		7.69M	0.8%	55.6
1990	$1.4B	$190	$1,410	1.2%	141.8%		7.37M		55.2
1989	$1.35B	$191		3.5%	63.8%		7.07M		54.8
1988	$1.66B	$244		12.0%	23.0%		6.81M		54.4
1987	$1.04B	$158		21.5%	−31.2%		6.56M		53.7
1986	$1.17B	$186		3.8%			6.29M		51.6
1985	$1.1B	$182		4.7%			6.04M		50.8
1984	$1.02B	$175		4.9%			5.85M		50.1
1983	$939M	$167		4.4%			5.64M		49.4
1982	$866M	$159		0.0%			5.44M		48.8
1981	$815M	$154		0.0%			5.28M		48.0
1980	$744M	$143		−5.7%			5.2M		47.5
1979	$724M	$142		−12.8%			5.09M		41.1
1978	$767M	$147		0.0%			5.21M		11.6
1977	$716M	$126		−14.7%			5.67M		11.3
1976	$790M	$129		0.0%			6.13M		11.6
1975	$749M	$114					6.58M		12.8
1974							6.78M		39.3
1973							6.74M		39.1
1972							6.67M		38.9
1971							6.62M		38.7
1970							6.64M		38.6
1969							6.6M		45.9
1968							6.47M		45.6
1967							6.33M		45.2
1966							6.2M		44.9
1965							6.07M		44.5
1964							5.95M		44.0
1963							5.82M		43.6
1962							5.7M		43.1
1961							5.57M		42.6
1960							5.45M		42.1

e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Inflation: IMF data for 1987–1994, World Bank for the other years.

Nearby economies in East Asia & Pacific

Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.

Thailand

$8,057 per person (2025)

Laos

$2,325 per person (2025)

Malaysia

$13,125 per person (2025)

Vietnam

$5,066 per person (2025)

Singapore

$98,814 per person (2025)

Brunei

$32,235 per person (2025)

Myanmar

$1,489 per person (2025)

Macao

$75,902 per person (2025)

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Rankings

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Data and methods

GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)