International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Cambodia
Cambodia: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 5.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Cambodia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 5.4% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 78.7% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Cambodia peaked at 30.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.3% | — |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +98.1% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +27.9% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -78.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 5.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 5.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +98.1% | 7.3% | 14.5% |
| 2020 | -78.7% | 25.2% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 7.3% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 16.7% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.6% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More private sector data for Cambodia
- Merchandise trade 127.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 33.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,752 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Cambodia?
- International tourism, receipts in Cambodia was 5.4% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Cambodia ranks 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.