Tax revenue in Cambodia
Cambodia: Tax revenue was 12.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Cambodia, 2002–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Cambodia is 12.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Cambodia peaked at 14.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2003.
That places Cambodia 115th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.8% | — |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More public sector data for Cambodia
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 68.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 40.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 720.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 305.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Cambodia?
- Tax revenue in Cambodia was 12.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2003.
- How does Cambodia rank for tax revenue?
- Cambodia ranks 115th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.