Economy ofCambodia
Phnom Penh Evening Aerial View.png
Phnom Penh, the capital and largest city of Cambodia
CurrencyRiel (KHR, ៛)
Fiscal year
Calendar year
Trade organisations
WTO, ASEAN, AFTA, SCO
Country group
  • Least developed
  • Lower-middle income economy
Statistics
PopulationIncrease 16,926,984 (2020 est.)
GDP
  • Increase $26.730 billion (nominal, 2019 est.)
  • Increase $76.934 billion (PPP, 2019 est.)
GDP rank
  • 103rd (nominal, 2019)
  • 95th (PPP, 2019)
GDP growth
  • 7.5% (2018) 7.1% (2019e)
  • −1.0% (2020f) 6.0% (2021f)
GDP per capita
  • Increase $1,621 (nominal, 2019 est.)
  • Increase $4,664 (PPP, 2019 est.)
GDP per capita rank
  • 146th (nominal, 2019)
  • 139th (PPP, 2019)
GDP by sector
  • agriculture: 25.3%
  • industry: 32.8%
  • services: 41.9%
  • (2017 est.)
Inflation (CPI)
2.5% (2020 est.)
Population belowpoverty line
  • Positive decrease 17.7% (2012, World Bank)
  • Steady N/A on less than $3.20/day
Gini coefficient
36.0medium(2013)
Human Development Index
  • Increase 0.581medium(2018) (146th)
  • Steady 0.465lowIHDI (2018)
Labour force
  • Increase 9,230,114 (2019)
  • Increase 81.1% employment rate (2016)
Labour force by occupation
  • agriculture: 48.7%
  • industry: 19.9%
  • services: 31.5%
  • (2013 est.)
Unemployment
  • Negative increase 0.3% (2017 est.)
  • high underemployment, according to official statistics
Main industries
tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles
Ease-of-doing-business rank
Decrease 144th (medium, 2020)
External
ExportsIncrease $11.42 billion (2017 est.)
Export goods
clothing, precious metal scraps, trunks/cases, gold, leather footwear
Main export partners
  •  United States 21%
  •  Singapore 8%
  •  Thailand 8%
  •  Germany 7%
  •  Japan 6%
  •  China 5%
  •  Canada 5%
  •  United Kingdom 5%
  • (2019)
ImportsIncrease $14.37 billion (2017 est.)
Import goods
refined petroleum, clothing, gold, cars, flavored water
Main import partners
  •  China 27%
  •  Thailand 25%
  •  Vietnam 15%
  •  Singapore 8%
  • (2019)
FDI stock
  • $29.17 billion (2014 est.)
  • Abroad: N/A
Current account
Decrease −$1.871 billion (2017 est.)
Grossexternal debt
Negative increase $11.87 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
Public finances
Public debt
Negative increase 30.4% of GDP (2017 est.)
Budget balance
−1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Revenues3.947 billion (2017 est.)
Expenses4.354 billion (2017 est.)
Economic aid$934 million pledged in grants and concessional loans for 2011 by international donors
Credit rating
  • Standard & Poor's:
  • B+ (domestic)
  • B+ (foreign)
  • BB- (T&C assessment)
Foreign reserves
Increase $12.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
Main data source:CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.