Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 3.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia stood at 3.1%.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia peaked at 9.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 2020.
Cambodia ranks 44th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -38.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +133.3% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +63.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -2.8% | -140.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6% | -77.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -719.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +122.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +65.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | -5.0% | -190.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -196.2% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -109.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -818.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +33.5% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -26.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 3.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 3.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +818.2% | -0.4% | 3.2% |
| 2011 | +719.4% | -0.6% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | -2.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | -0.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -5.0% | 4.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia was 3.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Cambodia ranks 44th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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