Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia
Cambodia: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 3.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia is 3.1, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia peaked at 9.73 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -5.04, in 2020.
Cambodia ranks 43rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.33 | — |
| 2001 | 3.89 | -38.5% |
| 2002 | 2.97 | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 6.93 | +133.3% |
| 2004 | 5.97 | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 9.73 | +63.0% |
| 2006 | 7.45 | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 6.91 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 6.91 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -2.78 | -140.2% |
| 2010 | -0.62 | -77.7% |
| 2011 | 3.84 | -719.4% |
| 2012 | 8.54 | +122.4% |
| 2013 | 9.49 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 6.34 | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 6.06 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.75 | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 6.21 | +65.6% |
| 2018 | 6.49 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | -5.04 | -190.0% |
| 2021 | 4.85 | -196.2% |
| 2022 | -0.44 | -109.1% |
| 2023 | 3.16 | -818.2% |
| 2024 | 4.22 | +33.5% |
| 2025 | 3.1 | -26.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 3.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 3.1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +818.2% | -0.44 | 3.16 |
| 2011 | +719.4% | -0.62 | 3.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.43 | -2.78 | 9.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.57 | -0.62 | 9.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | -5.04 | 4.85 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More work & labour data for Cambodia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2408 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2704 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,062 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,957 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,469 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,270 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 22,739 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Cambodia was 3.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.73 in 2005.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.04 in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Cambodia ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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