Economic complexity rankings in Cambodia
Cambodia: Economic complexity rankings was 66 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Economic complexity rankings in Cambodia, 1964–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 66 for economic complexity rankings in 2016.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rankings in Cambodia peaked at 112 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1981.
That places Cambodia 46th out of 121 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Economic complexity rankings in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 65 | — |
| 1965 | 70 | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 77 | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 81 | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 89 | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 69 | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 62 | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 53 | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 43 | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 33 | -23.3% |
| 1979 | 26 | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 18 | -30.8% |
| 1981 | 15 | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 19 | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 28 | +55.6% |
| 1985 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 35 | +34.6% |
| 1988 | 29 | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 51 | +75.9% |
| 1990 | 55 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 69 | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 91 | +31.9% |
| 1993 | 103 | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 100 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 98 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 101 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 112 | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 108 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 106 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 105 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 103 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 108 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 110 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 107 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 101 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 109 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 99 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 87 | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 80 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 66 | -9.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 66 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 66 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Economic complexity rankings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +75.9% | 29 | 51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.17 | 65 | 81 | 6 |
| 1970s | 62.8 | 26 | 89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.6 | 15 | 51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.8 | 55 | 112 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.3 | 101 | 110 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.86 | 66 | 109 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.89 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2677 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic complexity rankings in Cambodia?
- Economic complexity rankings in Cambodia was 66 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rankings recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 112 in 1998.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rankings recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1981.
- How does Cambodia rank for economic complexity rankings?
- Cambodia ranks 46th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is economic complexity rankings rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rankings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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