A different view of travel.
A reviewed link from an I-94 residence label to Cambodia is not connected in this edition. The profile remains available, and that gap is not treated as zero travel.
It uses the separate World Bank international-tourism series. It does not measure Cambodia-resident trips to the United States.
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| Year | Arrivals | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 220,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 1996 | 260,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 1997 | 219,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 1998 | 287,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 1999 | 368,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2000 | 466,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2001 | 605,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2002 | 787,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2003 | 701,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2004 | 1,055,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2005 | 1,422,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2006 | 1,700,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2007 | 2,015,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2008 | 2,125,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2009 | 2,162,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2010 | 2,508,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2011 | 2,882,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2012 | 3,584,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2013 | 4,210,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2014 | 4,503,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2015 | 4,775,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2016 | 5,012,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2017 | 5,602,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2018 | 6,201,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2019 | 6,611,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2020 | 1,306,000 | Historical WDI observation |
Your next business question
How has visitor activity at this destination changed, and what would today’s buyers or partners need? Use this history to frame the question, then check recent local evidence.
Explore Cambodia’s country data · Read the tourism measureThe country’s existing scores are unchanged. Explore the full travel coverage and source-label archive.
What could this mean
for your work with Cambodia?
Choose one goal. Use the evidence to prepare a better conversation.
Who might buy?
17,847,982 residents · 2025GDP per person was $2,872 in 2025. Use the scale of this market to frame your question, then check demand for your specific offer.
Investigate customersHow could you deliver?
136.09% of GDP in trade · 2025Exports and imports together make up this share of Cambodia’s economy. Check the product rules, suppliers, transport costs, and service requirements that apply to your offer.
Investigate suppliersWhat could you build together?
9.95% of GDP in net foreign investment · 2025A national investment figure is a starting point. For Cambodia, look for a specific business, university, workforce need, or project where both sides can contribute.
Explore investment & researchWho could open the door?
Start with a verified local hostUse the city facts and diplomacy networks to find a named contact for Cambodia. Check its current services and agree who will keep the conversation moving.
Find business supportEconomic facts: World Bank WDI, with each observation year shown. Location records: supplied Global Chamber™ 2026 reference; current services require confirmation. Country averages and community estimates help frame questions; they do not identify a qualified buyer or establish an active partnership.
Move goods.
Connect people.
Physical connections help make international opportunity practical. Airports and ports show gateways to investigate. Road and rail links help explain how goods and people can reach a business, a meeting, or a community beyond the gateway.
11 covered airport references.
The supplied lookup includes airport locations for Cambodia. Use their names, codes, and recorded types to choose where to investigate passenger or cargo access.
- BBM: Battambang Airport · Battambang
- DSY: Dara Sakor International Airport · Ta Noun
- KKZ: Koh Kong Airport · Krong Khemara Phoumin
- KZD: Krakor Airport · Krakor
- MWV: Mondulkiri Airport · Sen Monorom
What connects the gateway to your destination?
Road: Who can handle pickup, delivery, border crossings, and the last mile?
Rail: Is there a freight or passenger connection that fits the route and timing?
Transfers: Where will goods change hands? Who handles customs, storage, insurance, and follow-up?
These route questions help turn infrastructure evidence into a costed plan. This source package does not contain road or rail network measurements.
Plan a supplier and transport conversation →Ports connect the market to the wider world.
The supplied port-link reference includes 1 port codes for this geography and links to 9 other countries or territories. Use the connections to prepare questions about shipping, suppliers, and routes to market.
23 distinct port pairs involve this geography: 23 cross-border and 0 domestic pairs. Mirrored and repeated records are consolidated before counting.
View all 1 source port codes
KHKOS
Linked countries and territories in the reference
Before choosing a route: the archive does not state its observation period or flow unit. These links are research leads; confirm service, capacity, cost, and timing with a carrier or logistics provider. No flow value enters an index score.
Across the complete file: 20,554 records, 9,995 distinct port pairs, 836 port codes, 169 country or territory codes. Source: supplied port_flows shapefile; agency and methodology not stated in the archive.
Download country link counts and source review ↗Airport lookup: 9,057 source records across 237 country codes, plus 31 without a country code. Reviewed October 23, 2026; source observation date not supplied. Locations and recorded types support infrastructure research. Confirm current services and capacity with the relevant operator. This reference enrichment does not recalculate index scores.
Owner research preview · 2023 reference evidence · Public and commercial release under review
AI preparedness
and digital participation.
Can people and businesses take part in the AI economy? Explore the conditions for tools, skills, new ideas, and responsible use. Then ask what a useful local partnership would need.
Four weighted contributions form the overall measure. Each available value below keeps the source’s scale. They are contributions to AIPI, rather than four percentage scores. A missing total stays missing even when some contributions are available.
Digital infrastructure
0.0810Can partners get the internet access and tools they need?
Human capital and labor-market policies
0.0943Who can help workers learn, practice, and adapt?
Innovation and economic integration
0.1141Which firms and schools could build or share useful ideas?
Regulation and ethics
0.0806How will partners handle data, contracts, and accountability?
All contribution bars use the same 0–1 scale. Display values are rounded to four decimals; the original full-precision values and source text are retained.
What could you do with this context?
Start with a business need. You might need a training partner, a digital supplier, a research team, or someone who can explain the market’s rules. These are NDS planning questions, not opportunities proven by an index value.
A preparedness value describes conditions in a country. To decide whether to do business, also check customers, costs, industry evidence, and people who can help you follow through.
The U.S. companion covers business survey evidence. It does not describe AI use in this country.
Check the source, dates, and review status
Source: International Monetary Fund, AI Preparedness Index (AIPI), 2023 reference year. Open the official dataset · Read the methodological note.
The official note confirms 2023. NDS recorded this check on 2026-10-22. The preserved database’s original vintage flag remains “PENDING”; its source records were not rewritten. This website’s additive review records the confirmed reference year.
- Source country label
- Cambodia · KHM
- Workbook and worksheet
- aipidata.xlsx · AIPI
- Source and sheet IDs
- AIEXP_009 · 2
- Original Excel row
- 127
| Measure | Cell | Original source text | Retained value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AIPI | D127 | 0.36996492743492126 | 0.36996492743492126 |
| Digital infrastructure | E127 | 8.096727728843689E-2 | 0.08096727728843689 |
| Human capital and labor-market policies | G127 | 9.4286002218723297E-2 | 0.0942860022187233 |
| Innovation and economic integration | F127 | 0.11407965421676637 | 0.11407965421676637 |
| Regulation and ethics | H127 | 8.063199371099472E-2 | 0.08063199371099472 |
Original workbook SHA-256: 35eb38b8b692771f2a58d3c9a8db3411365873ebc11ec2e8e8f690835f9f5f17
Coverage: Overall value available. The module does not assign an AI leadership rank, estimate local adoption, or change any CDI or Sister City score.
Release status: prepared for owner-private review. Public/commercial reuse approval is not recorded. IMF reuse terms apply; source data are available free from the IMF. No IMF endorsement is implied.
Data edition: 1.0.0-owner-review. Full-precision import matched to the existing ISO3 country code.
Shared heritage with U.S. communities.
Community presence can help you choose where to begin listening, learning, or planning a visit. Start with the people and places behind the number. A resident estimate is a way to explore an area; participation begins with a willing person or group.
Cambodian communities · Detailed Asian identity
This is detailed asian identity evidence. Reported identity and ancestry describe different things from country of birth. Keep this view separate from the birthplace question above.
Top 10 by estimated population · 786 published city markets with positive estimates.
| Published rank | U.S. city market | Estimated residents | Local population share | My research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowell, Massachusetts | 15,621 | 13.20% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 2 | Long Beach, California | 14,612 | 3.13% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 3 | Stockton, California | 12,558 | 3.23% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 8,622 | 0.55% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 5 | San Diego, California | 4,915 | 0.35% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 6 | Fresno, California | 4,716 | 0.76% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 7 | Tacoma, Washington | 4,463 | 1.63% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 8 | Lynn, Massachusetts | 3,475 | 3.42% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 9 | San Jose, California | 3,413 | 0.34% | Explore a city pathway → |
| 10 | Sacramento, California | 3,134 | 0.38% | Explore a city pathway → |
Source: Follow Your Heart community publication · B02015_011E · Download this version’s JSON feed.
A city market groups ZIP areas assigned to a primary city and state. These are not municipal-boundary or CBSA metro totals. The source’s public market threshold is 50,000 residents. Only published positive estimates appear; smaller, missing, or unlisted areas are not assigned zero. Margins of error are not supplied for these rollups, and nearby ranks may not represent a meaningful statistical difference.
Explore this country’s available community views · Explore Indigenous identity views · Search ZIP community summaries.
Community feed version 1.0.0. The existing Commercial Diplomacy, Sister City, and Follow Your Heart index scores remain unchanged.
What does Cambodia
buy from abroad?
Start with import demand. Add economic growth and price changes to put that market size in context.
Make the national picture useful. Goods imports show the market’s purchases from abroad. Check the product categories, buyers, and rules that matter to what you sell. Service imports cover commercial services and can help frame a question about cross-border work.
See the calculation for Cambodia
| Component | Input | Percentile | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Import demand | $31.74B | 48.99 | 50% |
| Economic growth | 5.98% | 90.60 | 25% |
| Price stability | 0.81% | 90.60 | 25% |
Import demand adds goods and commercial service imports. Price stability ranks the negative absolute CPI change, so smaller price changes score higher. All four observations must be present. Missing inputs: None.
Weights are NDS choices: demand 50%, growth 25%, price stability 25%. This national screen helps you plan research; it does not identify qualified buyers or attribute trade to a diplomatic relationship.
Read the full formula and source rulesWhat changed after the annual snapshot?
These are the latest available monthly or quarterly records in the supplied Global Economic Monitor files. Read each date. They provide context beside the fixed 2024 score.
No observation in this release
monthly seriesCheck whether the volume of goods bought from abroad is growing.
No observation in this release
monthly seriesExplore producer and supplier activity alongside your own industry research.
No observation in this release
quarterly seriesCheck whether the wider economy is growing from the same quarter a year earlier.
February 2026
Reported year-over-year rateAsk how changing prices may affect customers, costs, and payment terms.
Source values and period
2.585671 % year over year · February 2026
Seasonally adjusted.
Source label: Cambodia
GEM workbook: CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj..xlsx
No observation in this release
monthly seriesLook for changes in production, then check the industries that matter to your business.
No observation in this release
monthly seriesUse volume growth to explore consumer activity. Index levels do not compare wealth across countries.
February 2026
Compared with February 2025A rise means more local currency units per U.S. dollar. Check currency changes and redenominations before pricing a contract.
Source values and period
4,026.4 local currency units per US$ · February 2026
Period average. Baseline: 4,015.8 · February 2025.
Source label: Cambodia
GEM workbook: Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average.xlsx
Source: World Bank WDI and Global Economic Monitor · NDS presentation, October 23, 2026. A frozen reference, with dates that vary by measure. Country Readiness uses its separate release and method.
What did doing business
require in Cambodia?
Business rules and support shape the path from a first introduction to a working project. The Doing Business archive adds historical measures for starting a company, trade paperwork, electricity, credit, and contracts.
2019 source column: Overall source score 53.84 / 100. Overall source rank 144 of 190 economies. These are source results from the historical release, separate from the 2024 NDS scores.
Explore Cambodia’s measures and full definitions ↗World Bank Doing Business · supplied CSV year labels through 2019. The program ended in 2021 following reviews of data irregularities. Use the record to ask informed questions, then check today’s requirements with local sources.
A measured starting point.
Trade, foreign investment, internet use, and logistics describe four conditions for doing business across borders.
12 of 12 reported indicator series have observations in the connected country snapshot. The readiness score requires all four components at the specific periods below.
| Measure | Period | Source value | Percentile | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade intensity% of GDP | 2024 | 143.45% | 85.83 | 25% |
| Foreign investment% of GDP | 2022–2024 | 9.26% | 93.33 | 25% |
| Internet use% of population | 2024 | 68.48% | 25.00 | 25% |
| Logistics1–5 | 2022 | 2.40 | 12.08 | 25% |
View the underlying observations and source notes
The score compares measured country conditions. It does not measure the activity or results of a Sister City partnership. The wider six-pillar framework covers additional relationships and services.
Explore the published Sister City research leads
The numbers behind the market.
World Bank WDI country context. Each value carries its observation year.
GDP
$51.27B2025 · current US$Trade as a share of GDP
136.09%2025 · % of GDPForeign investment, net inflows
9.95%2025 · % of GDPInternet use
68.48%2024 · % of populationSee all 12 indicators and four calculated measures
These are the latest available values for this country in the reviewed snapshot. Years differ. Use the Country Data Lab to compare countries in the same year.
| Measure | Value | Period and unit |
|---|---|---|
| GDPReported indicator | $51.27B | 2025current US$ |
| GDP per personReported indicator | $2,872 | 2025current US$ per person |
| GDP growthReported indicator | 5.35% | 2025annual % |
| PopulationReported indicator | 17,847,982 | 2025people |
| Trade as a share of GDPReported indicator | 136.09% | 2025% of GDP |
| Exports as a share of GDPReported indicator | 68.65% | 2025% of GDP |
| Imports as a share of GDPReported indicator | 67.44% | 2025% of GDP |
| Foreign investment, net inflowsReported indicator | 9.95% | 2025% of GDP |
| Internet useReported indicator | 68.48% | 2024% of population |
| International tourism arrivalsReported indicator | 1,306,000 | 2020 · Historicalarrival events |
| International tourism receiptsReported indicator | $1.12B | 2020 · Historicalcurrent US$ |
| Logistics Performance IndexReported indicator | 2.40 | 20221–5 |
| Tourism arrivals per 100 residentsCalculated by NDS | 7.81 | 2020 · Historicalarrivals per 100 residents |
| Export–import share differenceCalculated by NDS | 1.20 pp | 2025percentage points of GDP |
| Foreign investment: three-year averageCalculated by NDS | 9.59% | 2023–2025% of GDP |
| Internet use: five-year changeCalculated by NDS | 16.17 pp | 2019–2024percentage pointsSource notesIT.NET.USER.ZS · 2019: Source and notes: National Institute of Statistics, |
Read complete indicator definitions and methods
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · API updated October 8, 2026 · snapshot retrieved October 20, 2026. NDS calculated the four derived measures. Country context supports research; the six-pillar place score remains in development.
Start with a city.
Plan a useful first talk.
Find source names, location, time zones, population fields, and place types.
Explore cities and placesLanguages listed for this country
Khmer (km), French (fr), English (en)
GeoNames country context. This is not a city language count. Ask each partner which language they prefer.
11,222 populated-place records under source code KH. This is a source count, not a count of city governments or partners.
Global Chamber™
The supplied 2026 reference file has no listing under this country code. Ask the chamber about current services for this market.
Additional research areas
These six pillars describe the wider framework. Their broader relationship and service measures are separate from the four country-readiness components.
Trade Readiness
- Export activity and market diversity
- Trade corridors and logistics access
- Port, rail, road, and air connections
Investment Attraction
- Industry and workforce alignment
- Investment support and site readiness
- Foreign investment relationships
Global Relationship Capacity
- Active international partnerships
- Institutional participation and follow-through
- Chamber, university, and diaspora networks
Tourism & Visitor Markets
- International visitor and convention activity
- Hospitality and access infrastructure
- Destination visibility and cultural exchange
Business Access
- Export assistance and market-entry support
- Small business participation pathways
- Procurement and business matchmaking
Global Storytelling
- International media and destination visibility
- Clear place identity and market positioning
- Cultural diplomacy and public narrative
Put the relationships in context.
Discuss the sources, institutions, and business questions that matter for this place.
CommercialDiplomacyIndex.com · Country Readiness V1.0.0 · 2024 reference edition · Readiness 54.06 / 100 · V1