ECONOMIC DATA

Source: The World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/country/cambodia)

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Population in the Mekong Region

Population (million)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Cambodia	12.68	12.89	13.10	13.33	13.55	13.83	14.16	14.32	14.56	14.81	14.95
Vietnam	77.64	78.69	79.73	80.90	82.03	82.39	83.31	84.22	85.12	86.03	88.26
Thailand	61.88	62.94	63.46	64.01	65.08	65.13	65.28	65.74	66.32	66.88	67.28
Myanmar	50.13	50.14	52.17	53.23	54.30	55.39	56.51	57.64	58.80	59.98	61.19
Laos	5.39	5.47	5.55	5.62	5.70	5.79	5.90	6.01	6.14	6.27	6.40
The Mekong Region	207.71	210.12	214.01	217.09	220.66	222.54	225.16	227.94	230.94	233.96	238.07

Population (million)	2011	2012	2013	Est 2014	Est 2015	Est 2016	Est 2017	Est 2018	Est 2019
Cambodia	15.10	15.25	15.41	15.56	15.72	15.87	16.03	16.192	16.354
Vietnam	89.32	88.76	89.69	90.63	91.58	92.54	93.51	94.48	95.47
Thailand	67.58	67.89	68.23	68.55	68.87	69.17	69.45	69.73	69.99
Myanmar	62.41	63.66	64.93	66.23	67.56	68.91	70.29	71.69	73.12
Laos	6.52	6.65	6.77	6.90	7.03	7.17	7.30	7.44	7.58
The Mekong Region	240.94	242.21	245.03	247.88	250.75	253.65	256.58	259.54	262.52

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• The Mekong Region comprises Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, and as a region, had the population of 245.03 million people in 2013. It has been growing at a 13-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 1.28% from 2000-2013.
• In 2014, Cambodia is estimated to have a population of 15.56 million people with a 14-year CAGR of 1.47% from 2000-2014.

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Gross Domestic Products (GDP) per capita at current prices (USD) in the Mekong Region

GDP per capita current prices (USD)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Cambodia	288	309	327	349	394	455	514	603	711	703	753
Vietnam	402	413	440	489	604	700	797	920	1,154	1,181	1,278
Thailand	1,983	1,836	1,999	2,228	2,479	2,708	3,172	3,757	4,110	3,943	4,740
Myanmar	205	149	150	227	225	250	296	404	588	635	811
Laos	304	306	317	360	417	471	604	703	862	893	1,072
The Mekong Region	816	767	822	926	1,046	1,154	1,337	1,582	1,823	1,793	2,098

GDP per capita current prices (USD)	2011	2012	2013	Est 2014	Est 2015	Est 2016	Est 2017	Est 2018	Est 2019
Cambodia	853	926	1,016	1,088	1,177	1,273	1,379	1,493	1,614
Vietnam	1,507	1,753	1,902	2,073	2,234	2,351	2,482	2,637	2,780
Thailand	5,115	5,390	5,674	5,450	5,704	6,024	6,324	6,659	7,023
Myanmar	900	876	869	910	959	1,028	1,114	1,215	1,325
Laos	1,252	1,380	1,477	1,567	1,699	1,853	2,033	2,251	2,492
The Mekong Region	2,314	2,480	2,611	2,620	2,762	2,912	3,066	3,243	3,425

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• Over the past decade, the income levels of residents in the Mekong Region have improved tremendously with a 13-year (2000-2013) CAGR of 9.36% at USD 2,611 GDP per capita in 2013 from as low as USD 816 GDP per capita in 2000.
• Cambodia especially has demonstrated rising income levels during this period from as low as USD 288 GDP per capita in 2000 to USD 1,016 GDP per capita in 2013 with a 13-year (2000-2013) CAGR of 10.18%.
• According to the IMF, income levels of residents in the Mekong Region will continue to increase to USD 3,425 GDP per capita by 2019 with a 6-year (2013-2019) CAGR of 4.63%, with Cambodian income levels set to increase to USD 1,614 GDP per capita by 2019 with a 6-year (2013-2019) CAGR of 8.01%.
• The steady rise in income will benefit NagaWorld by boosting travel and increasing visitors numbers to Cambodia and to NagaWorld.

GDP Growth of the Mekong Region

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Cambodia	8.8	8.1	6.6	8.5	10.3	13.3	10.8	10.2	6.7	0.1
Vietnam	6.8	6.9	7.1	7.3	7.8	7.5	7.0	7.1	5.7	5.4
Thailand	4.8	2.2	5.3	7.1	6.3	4.6	5.1	5.0	2.5	-2.3
Myanmar	13.7	11.3	12.0	13.8	13.6	13.6	13.1	12.0	3.6	5.1
Laos	6.3	4.6	6.9	6.2	7.0	6.8	8.6	7.8	7.8	7.5

	2010	2011	2012	2013	Est 2014	Est 2015	Est 2016	Est 2017	Est 2018	Est 2019
Cambodia	6.1	7.1	7.3	7.0	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.5	7.5	7.5
Vietnam	6.4	6.2	5.2	5.4	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.0
Thailand	7.8	0.1	6.5	2.9	2.5	3.8	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.5
Myanmar	5.3	5.9	7.3	7.5	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7
Laos	8.1	8.0	7.9	8.2	7.5	7.8	8.0	7.7	7.5	7.5

	14 years Average (2000 - 2013)	7 years Average (2013 - 2019)
Cambodia	7.9	7.3
Vietnam	6.6	5.8
Thailand	4.1	3.9
Myanmar	9.9	7.7
Laos	7.3	7.7

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• GDP growth of the five countries in the Mekong Region has been strong over the past decade, and the IMF has projected positive GDP growth going forward until 2019 despite global uncertainty.
• Cambodia has registered average GDP growth of 7.9% over the past 14 years (2000-2013), and the IMF projects that it will be able to maintain its growth momentum at an average GDP growth rate of 7.3% from 2013 to 2019.

Inflation Rate of the Mekong Region

 

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Cambodia	-0.8	-0.1	0.0	1.0	3.9	6.3	6.1	7.7	25.0	-0.7
Vietnam	-1.8	-0.3	4.1	3.3	7.9	8.4	7.5	8.3	23.1	6.7
Thailand	1.6	1.6	0.7	1.8	2.8	4.5	4.6	2.2	5.5	-0.9
Myanmar	-1.7	34.5	58.1	24.9	3.8	10.7	26.3	30.9	11.5	2.2
Laos	23.2	7.8	10.6	15.5	10.5	7.2	6.8	4.5	7.6	0.0

	2010	2011	2012	2013	Est 2014	Est 2015	Est 2016	Est 2017	Est 2018	Est 2019
Cambodia	4.0	5.5	2.9	3.0	3.8	3.2	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Vietnam	9.2	18.7	9.1	6.6	6.3	6.2	6.1	5.8	5.4	5.2
Thailand	3.3	3.8	3.0	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0
Myanmar	8.2	2.8	2.8	5.8	6.6	6.9	6.5	6.1	5.3	4.7
Laos	6.0	7.6	4.3	6.4	7.5	7.5	7.6	6.0	5.7	5.7

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• The inflation rate in the Mekong Region has been quite volatile over the past decade, but the IMF expects it to remain manageable going forward for all five countries within the Mekong Region.
• Cambodia has registered a manageable average inflation rate of 4.6% over the past 14 years (2000-2013), and the IMF expects its inflation rate to remain low at an average rate of 3.2% from 2013 to 2019.

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Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) of the Mekong Region

FDI (US million)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Cambodia	149	149	145	84	131	379	483	867	815	539
Vietnam	1,298	1,300	1,400	1,450	1,610	1,954	2,400	6,700	9,579	7,600
Thailand	3,366	5,067	3,342	5,232	5,860	8,055	9,455	11,327	8,538	4,854
Myanmar	258	210	152	251	214	235	276	710	864	1,079
Laos	34	24	4	20	17	28	187	324	228	319
The Mekong Region	5,104	6,751	5,043	7,037	7,832	10,651	12,801	19,928	20,024	14,391

FDI (US million)	2010	2011	2012
Cambodia	783	902	1,557
Vietnam	8,000	7,430	8,368
Thailand	9,104	9,055	10,689
Myanmar	901	1,001	2,243
Laos	279	301	294
The Mekong Region	19,066	18,688	23,152

Source: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Report and World Bank

• The Mekong Region has been able to attract a sizeable amount of FDIs into the region. As at 2012, it has attracted USD23.2 billion with a 12-year (2000-2012) CAGR of 13.4%.
• FDIs into Cambodia is growing steadily, registering a 12-year (2000-2012) CAGR of 21.63% and attracting USD1,557 million into the country in 2012.
• The Cambodian Government has been proactive in attracting FDIs and the increase in FDIs will create more job opportunities and increase the overall income level of the country.

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