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Cambodia

KH

Phnom Penh · pop. 18M · Khmer · Cambodian riel

Trajectories

economic complexity

#82

A major climb in export sophistication, from #131 in 1995.

2024 · 0.03

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−1.69
1996−1.08+0.60 pts
1997−1.53−0.44 pts
1998low−1.86−0.33 pts
1999−1.75+0.11 pts
2000−1.37+0.38 pts
2001−1.33+0.04 pts
2002−1.27+0.06 pts
2003−1.260 pts
2004−1.51−0.25 pts
2005−1.38+0.13 pts
2006−1.13+0.25 pts
2007−1.36−0.24 pts
2008−1.19+0.18 pts
2009−1.38−0.19 pts
2010−1.20+0.18 pts
2011−1.45−0.25 pts
2012−1.13+0.32 pts
2013−0.80+0.32 pts
2014−0.90−0.09 pts
2015−0.56+0.34 pts
2016−0.37+0.19 pts
2017−0.23+0.15 pts
2018−0.33−0.10 pts
2019−0.49−0.17 pts
2020−0.35+0.15 pts
2021−0.14+0.21 pts
2022−0.31−0.17 pts
2023−0.07+0.24 pts
2024latest0.03+0.10 pts

economic momentum

$2,628

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $2,628

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$190
1991$267+40.6%
1992$307+14.9%
1993$294−4.2%
1994$302+2.7%
1995$343+13.7%
1996$325−5.5%
1997$298−8.3%
1998$259−13.0%
1999$287+10.8%
2000$296+3.4%
2001$328+10.5%
2002$350+6.9%
2003$387+10.4%
2004$444+14.9%
2005$526+18.4%
2006$612+16.4%
2007$732+19.5%
2008$866+18.4%
2009$876+1.1%
2010$952+8.7%
2011$1,089+14.4%
2012$1,193+9.5%
2013$1,306+9.5%
2014$1,432+9.6%
2015$1,547+8.1%
2016$1,675+8.3%
2017$1,826+9.0%
2018$2,037+11.5%
2019$2,226+9.3%
2020$2,082−6.5%
2021$2,167+4.1%
2022$2,325+7.3%
2023$2,430+4.5%
2024latest$2,628+8.2%

prices

0.8%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 0.8%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−0.8%
19967.2%+7.95 pts
19978.0%+0.81 pts
199814.8%+6.85 pts
19994.0%−10.8 pts
2000−0.8%−4.80 pts
2001−0.6%+0.19 pts
20020.2%+0.81 pts
20030.9%+0.73 pts
20044.3%+3.38 pts
20056.6%+2.30 pts
20065.8%−0.80 pts
20078.7%+2.90 pts
2008high24.1%+15.4 pts
2009low−1.2%−25.3 pts
20104.0%+5.24 pts
20115.5%+1.48 pts
20122.9%−2.54 pts
20132.9%+0.01 pts
20143.9%+0.91 pts
20151.2%−2.63 pts
20163.0%+1.80 pts
20172.9%−0.11 pts
20182.5%−0.45 pts
20191.9%−0.52 pts
20202.9%+1.00 pts
20212.9%−0.02 pts
20225.3%+2.42 pts
20232.1%−3.22 pts
2024latest0.8%−1.32 pts

demographic curve

2.5 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 5.8 in 1980.

2024 · 2.5

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19606.3
19616.3−0.2%
19626.30.0%
19636.3−0.1%
19646.3−0.1%
19656.3−0.3%
19666.2−0.5%
19676.2−0.6%
19686.2−0.6%
19696.1−0.7%
19706.1−0.9%
19716.0−1.1%
19725.9−1.1%
19735.6−6.5%
19744.8−13.7%
19754.1−14.5%
19763.4−16.9%
19772.7−20.3%
19783.3+22.9%
19794.6+36.5%
19805.8+26.7%
19816.0+4.6%
19826.2+2.5%
19836.3+1.7%
1984high6.3+0.7%
19856.3−0.4%
19866.2−1.4%
19876.1−2.1%
19885.9−2.5%
19895.7−4.4%
19905.6−0.7%
19915.6−1.0%
19925.5−1.8%
19935.4−1.0%
19945.3−2.8%
19955.1−3.9%
19964.9−4.1%
19974.4−9.7%
19984.1−6.0%
19993.9−4.8%
20003.8−3.5%
20013.7−2.8%
20023.6−3.2%
20033.4−3.9%
20043.3−3.6%
20053.2−2.1%
20063.2−1.9%
20073.1−1.4%
20083.0−2.6%
20093.0−2.5%
20102.9−3.8%
20112.8−2.7%
20122.8−1.1%
20132.7−0.3%
20142.7−0.3%
20152.7−0.2%
20162.7−0.1%
20172.7−0.2%
20182.7+0.2%
20192.70.0%
20202.7−1.0%
20212.7−1.3%
20222.6−1.8%
20232.6−1.4%
2024latest2.5−1.2%

Metrics

  1. population
    18M
    70 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $42B
    97 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $2,430
    126 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $668M
    88 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.5%
    75 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    181K km²
    91 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    99.4 /km²
    66 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    70.7 yr
    113 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    61%
    112 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    1.1 t
    110 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    41%
    133 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.5
    64 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.5%
    147 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    6.1%
    44 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    100 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    30
    109 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    203
    121 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    5%
    80 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. youth unemployment
    1%
    2 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. adult literacy
    72%
    81 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.05
    148 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    21
    143 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    46.8
    129 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.606
    124 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    23
    141 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    11K
    55 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data