Cambodia — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Cambodia, 1976–2025.
GDP growth for Cambodia was 5.35% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 50 years, from 1976 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 21.53% in 1987. The lowest was -34.81% in 1994 (about -6.5× the latest value).
Cambodia ranks 45 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 21%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Cambodia sits above it. It peaked in 1987 and has fallen 75% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 26%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 7 of 36 economies; Malaysia (5.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 949% in 1994. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 128th of 145 in 1976 → 138th of 152 in 1980 → 114th of 176 in 1990 → 14th of 199 in 2000 → 85th of 209 in 2010 → 99th of 209 in 2020 → 40th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1976 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.35% | -0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 6.02% | +1.0 pp |
| 2023 | 5.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.13% | +2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.09% | +6.6 pp |
| 2020 | -3.56% | -11.5 pp |
| 2019 | 7.94% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 8.78% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 8.08% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 7.91% | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 7.21% | -0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 7.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 7.65% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 7.29% | +2.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.08% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 4.07% | -3.4 pp |
| 2008 | 7.48% | -2.9 pp |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 10.94% | -2.4 pp |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +3.8 pp |
| 2004 | 9.46% | -0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 10.28% | +4.0 pp |
| 2002 | 6.27% | -1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 7.39% | -2.6 pp |
| 2000 | 9.99% | -2.7 pp |
| 1999 | 12.71% | +8.0 pp |
| 1998 | 4.68% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 4.01% | -1.9 pp |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -4.0 pp |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +44.7 pp |
| 1994 | -34.81% | -38.9 pp |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -2.9 pp |
| 1992 | 7.02% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 7.59% | +6.4 pp |
| 1990 | 1.16% | -2.3 pp |
| 1989 | 3.48% | -8.5 pp |
| 1988 | 11.98% | -9.6 pp |
| 1987 | 21.53% | +17.7 pp |
| 1986 | 3.8% | -0.9 pp |
| 1985 | 4.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 4.93% | +0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 4.43% | — |
| 1982 | 0% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.04% | +5.7 pp |
| 1980 | -5.67% | +7.2 pp |
| 1979 | -12.83% | — |
| 1978 | 0% | +14.7 pp |
| 1977 | -14.68% | — |
| 1976 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cambodia’s GDP growth in 1977?
-14.68% (1977). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.35%; 2024: 6.02%; 2023: 5.01%; 2022: 5.13%; 2021: 3.09%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.