Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cambodia
Cambodia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 73.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cambodia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cambodia is 73.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cambodia peaked at 96.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1990.
That places Cambodia 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.0% | — |
| 1961 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 88.7% | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 94.8% | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 73.4% | -22.6% |
| 1965 | 70.3% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 78.0% | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 60.7% | -22.1% |
| 1968 | 58.1% | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 61.8% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 45.4% | -26.6% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 62.6% | +56.3% |
| 1984 | 81.2% | +29.8% |
| 1985 | 54.3% | -33.1% |
| 1986 | 74.4% | +36.9% |
| 1987 | 22.2% | -70.2% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | +62.6% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | -48.1% |
| 1990 | 14.0% | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +248.8% |
| 1992 | 33.7% | -31.2% |
| 1993 | 53.3% | +58.1% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -41.7% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +103.5% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | -37.5% |
| 1998 | 66.7% | +51.3% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | -6.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 73.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 73.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.1%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +248.8% | 14.0% | 49.0% |
| 1996 | +103.5% | 34.6% | 70.5% |
| 1987 | -70.2% | 74.4% | 22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.1% | 58.1% | 94.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.3% | 18.7% | 81.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 14.0% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 93.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 79.2% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 73.4% | 80.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More private sector data for Cambodia
- Merchandise trade 127.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 33.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,752 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cambodia?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cambodia was 73.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1990.
- How does Cambodia rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Cambodia ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.