Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 14.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 14.0% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
The figure is down 38.3% on the previous year and up 688.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Cambodia peaked at 22.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2005.
That places Cambodia 117th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +101.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -35.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -39.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +141.7% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +47.2% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +47.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +59.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +63.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -83.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +402.4% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -38.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 14.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 74% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 14.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.1%, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +402.4% | 1.8% | 8.9% |
| 2006 | +141.7% | 1.0% | 2.4% |
| 2002 | +101.4% | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 1.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 12.5% | 22.7% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Cambodia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Cambodia was 14.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- How does Cambodia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Cambodia ranks 117th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 688.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.