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Cambodia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Cambodia

East Asia & Pacific Capital Phnom Penh Lower middle income Nation age 1,224 years (since 802) i KHM · KH
NationsTree Index 2025 i45.1109th of 196 Tree height 2025 i7.1 msee ranking Military strength i62percentile
Population i17.8 m72nd of 217 Area i181,035 km²89th of 216 GDP i$51.27 bn95th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$152.47 bn intl.90th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$8,543 intl.148th of 199 Life expectancy i70.8 years148th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i24
Strength · trunk i44
Quality of life · crown i35
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i60
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i95
CSV

In short

Cambodia is 109th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 45.1 out of 100; its tree is 7.1 m tall.

It has 17.8 million people and an economy of $152.47 bn at purchasing power parity, 90th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Unemployment (2nd of 187), General government gross debt (24th of 189) and GDP growth (44th of 210).

Its weakest positions: Voice & accountability (190th of 205), Completed lower secondary, 25+ (138th of 153) and Control of corruption (185th of 207).

Over five years it climbed from 133rd to 109th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 181,035 89th/216
Land area ikm² 176,520 89th/216
Population ipeople 17.8 m 72nd/217
Population growth i% 1.18% 90th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 99.9 106th/216
Urban population i% 41.1% 170th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 29.5% 73rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 6.4% 134th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $51.27 bn 95th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $152.47 bn 90th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $130.29 bn 90th/199
GDP per person iUSD $2,872 165th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $8,543 148th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,750 157th/201
GDP growth i% 5.3% 44th/210
Inflation i% 2.4% 71st/180
Unemployment i% 0.3% 2nd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 50.3% 25th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 25.5% 24th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.0% 54th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 16.1% 50th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 43.1% 11th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 29.0% 5th/192
Services i% of GDP 35.0% 195th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $35.19 bn 77th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $34.58 bn 76th/182
Exports i% of GDP 68.6% 30th/183
Imports i% of GDP 67.4% 40th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 136.1% 31st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 164th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 78.0% 25th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 15.4% 89th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.2% 103rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 5.3% 96th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.7% 124th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 9.9% 21st/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.8% 120th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.04% 87th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 57th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.79% 59th/209
Arable land i% of land area 23.3% 44th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 7,011 58th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.3 m 86th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.12 bn 66th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 5.4% 83rd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 326,000 85th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 70.8 148th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 18.4 119th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.21 143rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.72018
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 83% 137th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 22.1% 138th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 58.8% 148th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 3.1%2013
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 9.9% 134th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.6% 133rd/193
Adult literacy i% 71.9% 76th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 21.4% 118th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.606 151st/193

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 99.2% 133rd/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 30.0% 129th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 51.6% 81st/144
Internet users i% of population 68.5% 126th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 116 104th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 4.1 145th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.10 142nd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 6502004
Air passengers carried ipassengers 675,283 112th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.10 65th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 52.4% 46th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 19.4 112th/200
Forest area i% of land area 37.6% 87th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 593 115th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 44.1 138th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 22.6 185th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 41.3 168th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 71.5 89th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 45.4 141st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 27.5 190th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.82011

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $739.0 m 89th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.5% 91st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 8.2% 40th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 191,000 33rd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 2.01% 25th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 56.0 m 62nd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m2000

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.09%2015
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1 126th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 201 128th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Khmer Empire proclaimed by Jayavarman II (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cambodia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/cambodia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cambodia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/cambodia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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