Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cambodia
Cambodia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 17.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cambodia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cambodia stood at 17.6%. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.1% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cambodia peaked at 97.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2023.
Cambodia ranks 194th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.0% | — |
| 1961 | 89.3% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 76.7% | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 70.0% | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 73.9% | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 73.7% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 88.3% | +19.9% |
| 1970 | 93.1% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 80.4% | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 93.2% | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 97.9% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 96.9% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 90.9% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 81.2% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 78.3% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 60.1% | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | -50.1% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | +50.8% |
| 1991 | 43.8% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 82.6% | +88.4% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 55.3% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -42.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 17.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 17.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.6%, 30% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +88.4% | 43.8% | 82.6% |
| 1990 | +50.8% | 30.0% | 45.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.2% | 70.0% | 89.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 78.7% | 30.0% | 97.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 43.8% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 43.5% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 23.6% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 17.6% | 36.7% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Cambodia?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Cambodia was 17.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Cambodia ranks 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.