Real gdp growth in Cambodia
Cambodia: Real gdp growth was 5.35 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real gdp growth in Cambodia, 1988–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real gdp growth in Cambodia is 5.35, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real gdp growth in Cambodia peaked at 14.12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.96, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Real gdp growth in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.62 | — |
| 1989 | 3.33 | -65.4% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | -66.4% |
| 1991 | 7.59 | +579.2% |
| 1992 | 7.07 | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 4.04 | -42.8% |
| 1994 | 8.18 | +102.4% |
| 1995 | 9.9 | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 5.9 | -40.5% |
| 1997 | 4.01 | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 4.68 | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 12.71 | +171.4% |
| 2000 | 10.71 | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 5.54 | -48.3% |
| 2002 | 8.66 | +56.3% |
| 2003 | 7.95 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 8.26 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 14.12 | +71.0% |
| 2006 | 10.86 | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.04 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3 | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 5.27 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.77 | +66.5% |
| 2012 | 9.11 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 7.83 | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 5.84 | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 6.83 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 7.36 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 7.58 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.73 | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 7.88 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | -2.96 | -137.5% |
| 2021 | 2.9 | -198.2% |
| 2022 | 5.5 | +89.5% |
| 2023 | 5.01 | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 6.02 | +20.1% |
| 2025 | 5.35 | -11.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 5.35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.39, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 5.35 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.33, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real gdp growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +579.2% | 1.12 | 7.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.47 | 3.33 | 9.62 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.52 | 1.12 | 12.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.02 | 5.3 | 14.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 | 5.27 | 9.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 | -2.96 | 6.02 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 34 Ghana 5.95 compare
- 35 Gambia 5.92 compare
- 36 Seychelles 5.78 compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 5.33 compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 5.2 compare
- 40 Tuvalu 5.15 compare
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 real gdp growth in Cambodia?
- Real gdp growth in Cambodia was 5.35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest real gdp growth recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest real gdp growth recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.96 in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for real gdp growth?
- Cambodia ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real gdp growth rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Real gdp growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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