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Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Cambodia: trade and investment
Exports is 68.6% (2025), 30th of 184 in the world and 8th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Imports is 67.4% (2025), 40th of 184 in the world and 13th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Trade openness is 136.1% (2025), 31st of 184 in the world and 8th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific.
13 indicators
Trade & investment: Cambodia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 68.6%2025 | 30/184 | 8/32 | 49.3% | 50.2% | 59.9% | +12.7 ppsince 2015 | 32.5% | 23.2% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 67.4%2025 | 40/184 | 13/32 | 61.1% | 59.8% | 62.2% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | 28.5% | 26.3% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 136.1%2025 | 31/184 | 8/32 | 110.4% | 110.0% | 122.1% | +14.0 ppsince 2015 | 63.8% | 46.6% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | -3.7%2025 | 118/185 | 21/29 | -3.7% | -7.1% | -1.0% | +2.9 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $31.3bn2025 | 69/206 | 13/37 | $1.4bn | $5.1bn | $17.7bn | +266%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $1.1tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 5.3%2024 | 96/170 | 18/25 | · | 0.2% | 2.3% | +4.8 ppsince 2014 | 34.6% | 14.7% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 0.0%2024 | 166/172 | 24/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 4.2% | 24.8% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 15.4%2024 | 90/172 | 10/25 | 1.0% | 1.4% | 4.5% | +10.1 ppsince 2014 | 4.4% | 13.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 7.2%2022 | 66/184 | 7/29 | 16.4%2001 | 9.5% | 6.2% | −1.9 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 9.9%2025 | 21/197 | 6/32 | 3.2% | 10.2% | 10.4% | +2.4 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 4.3%2025 | 60/178 | 11/26 | 2.8% | 4.0% | 7.4% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 0.4% | 5.8% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 1.3m2020 | 86/196 | 13/35 | 466,000 | 2.5m | 1.3m | −48%since 2010 | 491m | 208m | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $1.1bn2020 | 66/177 | 14/31 | $345m | $1.7bn | $1.1bn | −33%since 2010 | — | $145bn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Cambodia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Cambodia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Cambodia | Vietnam | Thailand | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 68.6%2025 | 98.2%2025 | 71.1%2025 | 33.2%2016 |
| Imports | 67.4%2025 | 92.1%2025 | 67.3%2025 | 41.9%2016 |
| Trade openness | 136.1%2025 | 190.3%2025 | 138.4%2025 | 75.1%2016 |
| Current account | -3.7%2025 | 6.4%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 11.1%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $31.3bn2025 | $473bn2025 | $340bn2025 | $12.4bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 5.3%2024 | 44.3%2023 | 28.3%2024 | 7.4%2023 |
| Fuel exports | 0.0%2024 | 1.0%2023 | 2.4%2025 | 1.8%2023 |
| Food exports | 15.4%2024 | 9.4%2023 | 13.3%2025 | 23.2%2023 |
| Average tariff | 7.2%2022 | 1.1%2022 | 3.7%2022 | 1.4%2022 |