Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Cambodia
Cambodia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 80.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Cambodia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 80.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Cambodia peaked at 80.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1983.
That places Cambodia 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.2% | — |
| 1961 | 7.5% | -18.0% |
| 1962 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 18.1% | +139.6% |
| 1964 | 22.6% | +24.6% |
| 1965 | 21.2% | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 7.8% | -64.4% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | -45.7% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +256.1% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | -57.6% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -67.2% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +37.4% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +194.6% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | +87.9% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | -52.1% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | +318.8% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | +108.1% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -52.3% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | +126.0% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | +18.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 80.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 80.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.3%, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +318.8% | 7.6% | 32.0% |
| 1981 | +256.1% | 4.2% | 15.1% |
| 1985 | +194.6% | 2.9% | 8.5% |
| 1963 | +139.6% | 7.6% | 18.1% |
| 1993 | +126.0% | 17.3% | 39.0% |
| 1989 | +108.1% | 32.0% | 66.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 7.5% | 22.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 2.1% | 66.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 17.3% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 40.0% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 55.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 62.2% | 80.9% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within in Cambodia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Cambodia was 80.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1983.
- How does Cambodia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Cambodia ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.