Statistics about Cambodia as of 2024–2025

🇰🇭 Population

• Total population (2025 estimate): Approximately 17.3 million people. ​

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📚 Literacy

• Overall literacy rate (age 7+): 85.6% in 2024, up from 80.4% in 2019.

• Male literacy: 88.7%

• Female literacy: 82.6%

• Gender gaps persist, especially in rural areas. ​The Guardian+4Cambodia Investment Review+4World Bank Gender Data Portal+4

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💰 Economy

• GDP (real, constant 2015 prices): Estimated at $38 billion in 2024; projected to reach $40.5 billion in 2025.

• GDP growth:

  • 5.8% in 2024 (World Bank and ADB)

  • 5.5% in 2024 (IMF)

  • 6.1% in 2024 (Economist Intelligence Unit)

• Key growth drivers: Garment and agricultural exports, tourism recovery, and external demand.

• Inflation: Projected at 0.5% in 2024, reflecting slow increases in food prices and declining fuel prices. ​World EconomicsAsian Development Bank+2World Bank Group+2World Bank Group+2World Bank Group+3IMF+3Farmonaut®+3The Economist Intelligence UnitAsian Development Bank

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📈 Trade & Foreign Relations

• Top trading partner: China, with over $15 billion in trade in 2024.

• Recent developments: In April 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Cambodia, resulting in 37 agreements across sectors like investment, education, health, and tourism.

• U.S. tariffs: Cambodia faces a 49% U.S. tariff under new trade policies, potentially impacting its export-driven economy.