Cambodia

Government debt in Cambodia

Government debt in Cambodia: 30.2% of GDP in 1996 and 25.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
25.5% of GDP
Since 1996
−4.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
136 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
25.7% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in CambodiaGovernment debt in Cambodia: 30.2% of GDP in 1996 and 25.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 25.7% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 25.7% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 39.6% of GDP in 2003, the lowest 21.2% of GDP in 2019.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearCambodia
202525.5
202426.1
202326.3
202225.3
202126.4
202025.5
201921.2
201821.3
201722.9
201622
201523.4
201424
201324.6
201225
201123.7
201023.5
200923.1
200822.7
200725.3
200626.6
200531.3
200438.1
200339.6
200237.8
200133.6
200034.1
199934.7
199837.2
199731.6
199630.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearCambodia
202625.1
202725.3
202824.9
202925.4
203025.7
203125.7

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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