Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 54.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Cambodia, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Cambodia stood at 54.3%.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Cambodia peaked at 69.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1992.
That places Cambodia 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.5% | — |
| 1993 | 44.3% | +80.8% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | +9.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 54.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 54.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.5%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +80.8% | 24.5% | 44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 24.5% | 55.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 53.9% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 49.0% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 48.3% | 69.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More private sector data for Cambodia
- Merchandise trade 127.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 33.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,752 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Cambodia?
- Transport services in Cambodia was 54.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1992.
- How does Cambodia rank for transport services?
- Cambodia ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.