Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cambodia
Cambodia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 2.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 2.0% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cambodia peaked at 69.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Cambodia ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +233.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 7.3% | +1171.4% |
| 1965 | 11.5% | +57.9% |
| 1966 | 10.8% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 21.3% | +96.5% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -93.6% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | +868.9% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | -37.2% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | +66.1% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -34.5% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | +73.2% |
| 1986 | 19.9% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 69.4% | +247.9% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -96.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -61.7% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | +734.8% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -35.3% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -46.2% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -33.4% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +60.1% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +241.6% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -78.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -80.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -55.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +107.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +62.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +59.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +58.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +71.9% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +689.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -77.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -33.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -94.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +126.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -29.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +122.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +103.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +21.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 49% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +1171.4% | 0.6% | 7.3% |
| 1970 | +868.9% | 1.4% | 13.2% |
| 1990 | +734.8% | 1.1% | 8.8% |
| 2012 | +689.5% | 1.8% | 14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | 0.2% | 21.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 1.1% | 69.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 0.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 171 East Timor 2.1% compare
- 172 Grenada 2.1% compare
- 173 New Caledonia 2.0% compare
- 175 Palestine 2.0% compare
- 176 Seychelles 1.8% compare
- 177 Guam 1.7% compare
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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cambodia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cambodia was 2.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Cambodia ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.