Starting a business - Score in Cambodia
Cambodia: Starting a business - Score was 52.42 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Cambodia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Cambodia stood at 52.42.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Cambodia peaked at 54.49 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.55, in 2003.
Cambodia ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.55 | — |
| 2004 | 31.63 | +173.8% |
| 2005 | 34.99 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 23.72 | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 28.81 | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 30.49 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 33.98 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 35.11 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 38.83 | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 43.45 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 35.71 | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 37.25 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 54.49 | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 50.91 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 51.91 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 52.8 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 52.42 | -0.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 52.42 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 52.42 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 61% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business - Score 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +173.8% | 11.55 | 31.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.88 | 11.55 | 34.99 | 7 |
| 2010s | 45.29 | 35.11 | 54.49 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Cambodia?
- Starting a business - score in Cambodia was 52.42 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.49 in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.55 in 2003.
- How does Cambodia rank for starting a business - score?
- Cambodia ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.