Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Cambodia
Cambodia: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 6.1% for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Cambodia peaked at 7.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2009.
That places Cambodia 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +254.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +67.6% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -7.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 6.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 100% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 6.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +254.9% | 1.1% | 4.0% |
| 2019 | +67.6% | 4.3% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 55 Faroe Islands 6.3% compare
- 56 Ukraine 6.3% compare
- 57 Bangladesh 6.1% compare
- 59 Solomon Islands 6.0% compare
- 60 Dominica 5.7% compare
- 61 Curaçao 5.4% compare
- 61 Curacao 5.4% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 138.51 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 285.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Cambodia?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Cambodia was 6.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2009.
- How does Cambodia rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Cambodia ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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