SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Cambodia
Cambodia: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 6,688 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Cambodia stood at 6,688. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 114.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Cambodia peaked at 6,688 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 757.85, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 7th out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 757.85 | — |
| 2001 | 765.29 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,022 | +33.5% |
| 2007 | 1,464 | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 1,639 | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 1,682 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,858 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 1,985 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2,493 | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 2,346 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2,924 | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 3,116 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 3,570 | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 5,346 | +49.8% |
| 2020 | 5,109 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 5,118 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,436 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 6,688 | +23.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 6,688 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.82, 90.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 6,688 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,983, 1.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,222 | 757.85 | 1,682 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,955 | 1,858 | 5,346 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5,587 | 5,109 | 6,688 | 4 |
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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Cambodia?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Cambodia was 6,688 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,688 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 757.85 in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Cambodia ranks 7th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.