CAMBODIA

GOVERNMENT ECONOMY
Chief of State Economic Overview
King Norodom SIHAMONI has experienced an average annual growth rate of about 7% since
Head of Government 2011, driven largely by tourism, garment, construction, real estate,
Prime Minister HUN SEN and agriculture sectors; remains one of the poorest countries in
Government Type Asia; long-term economic development is inhibited by corruption,
parliamentary constitutional monarchy limited human resources, high income inequality, poor job
Capital prospects, and infrastructure shortfalls (particularly in rural areas)
Phnom Penh GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Legislature $64.21 billion (2017 est.)
bicameral Parliament of Cambodia consists of GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity)
the Senate (62 seats/6-year terms) and the $4,000 (2017 est.)
National Assembly (125 seats/5-year terms) Exports
Judiciary $11.42 billion (2017 est.)
Supreme Council (organized into 5- and 9- partners: US 21.5%, UK 9%, Germany 8.6%, Japan 7.6%, China
judge panels and includes a court chief and 6.9%, Canada 6.7%, Spain 4.7%, Belgium 4.5% (2017)
deputy chief); Constitutional Court (consists of Imports
9 members) $14.37 billion (2017 est.)
Ambassador to US partners: China 34.1%, Singapore 12.8%, Thailand 12.4%,
Ambassador CHUM SOUNRY Vietnam 10.1% (2017)
US Ambassador
Ambassador Patrick MURPHY PEOPLE & SOCIETY
Population
GEOGRAPHY 16.9 million (July 2020 est.)
Area Population Growth
Total: 181,035 sq km 1.4% (2020 est.)
Land: 176,515 sq km Ethnicity
Water: 4,520 sq km Khmer 97.6%, Cham 1.2%,
Climate Chinese 0.1%, Vietnamese
tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May 0.1%, other 0.9%
to November); dry season (December (2013 est.)
to April); little seasonal temperature Language
variation Khmer (official) 96.3%, other 3.7%
Natural Resources Religion
oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron Buddhist (official) 97.9%, Muslim 1.1%, Christian 0.5%, other
ore, manganese, phosphates, 0.6% (2013 est.)
hydropower potential, arable land Urbanization
urban population: 24.2% of total population (2020)
rate of urbanization: 3.25% annual rate of change
Literacy
as of August 2020 80.5% (2015)