Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Cambodia
Cambodia: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 17.9% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Cambodia, 2010–2014
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 17.9% for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 35.3% over five years.
Cambodia ranks 19th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.7% | — |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -12.4% |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 16 Lebanon 18.8% compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 18.4% compare
- 18 Rwanda 18.3% compare
- 20 Egypt 17.9% compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 17.5%
- 22 Jordan 17.5%
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3.14 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,707 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,782 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 10.86 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Cambodia?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Cambodia was 17.9% in 2014, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Cambodia ranks 19th out of 109 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.