Expense in Cambodia
Cambodia: Expense was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Cambodia, 2002–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 12.9% for expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Cambodia peaked at 12.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2005.
Cambodia ranks 140th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Expense in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.9% | — |
| 2003 | 8.6% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.8% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 10.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 2,872 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 9 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,013 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 11.53 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,273 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Cambodia?
- Expense in Cambodia was 12.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2005.
- How does Cambodia rank for expense?
- Cambodia ranks 140th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.