Trade in services (% of GDP) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 16.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Cambodia, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Cambodia stood at 16.7%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Cambodia peaked at 26.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1992.
Cambodia ranks 122nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.5% | — |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +60.1% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -57.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +70.5% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +31.5% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | -3.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 16.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 16.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5%, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 4.5% | 16.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 22.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 7.4% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 119 Central African Republic 17.3%
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.1% compare
- 121 Oman 17.1% compare
- 123 Mozambique 16.5% compare
- 124 Burundi 16.5% compare
- 125 Madagascar 15.9% compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Cambodia?
- Trade in services in Cambodia was 16.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1992.
- How does Cambodia rank for trade in services?
- Cambodia ranks 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.