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ECONOMIC DATA
Source: The World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/country/cambodia)
Population in the Mekong Region
| Population (million) |
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Cambodia | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
| Vietnam | 87.1 | 88.0 | 87.9 | 88.8 | 89.8 | 90.7 | 91.7 | 92.7 | 93.7 | 94.7 | 96.5 |
| Thailand | 66.9 | 67.2 | 67.5 | 67.8 | 68.1 | 68.4 | 68.7 | 69.0 | 69.2 | 69.4 | 69.6 |
| Myanmar | 49.5 | 49.8 | 50.2 | 50.6 | 51.0 | 51.4 | 51.8 | 52.3 | 52.6 | 53.0 | 53.4 |
| Laos | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| The Mekong Region | 223.3 | 225.2 | 226.1 | 228.1 | 230.1 | 232.1 | 234.1 | 236.1 | 238.1 | 240.0 | 242.8 |
| Population (million) |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
| Cambodia | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.2 |
| Vietnam | 97.6 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 100.3 | 101.3 | 102.2 | 102.9 | 103.8 | 104.5 | 105.2 | 106.0 |
| Thailand | 69.8 | 70.0 | 70.1 | 70.2 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.4 | 70.4 | 70.4 | 70.4 | 70.4 |
| Myanmar | 53.7 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 54.9 | 55.2 | 55.4 | 55.6 | 55.8 | 56.0 | 56.2 |
| Laos | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| The Mekong Region | 244.8 | 246.5 | 248.2 | 249.7 | 251.4 | 252.8 | 254.1 | 255.5 | 256.7 | 257.9 | 259.1 |
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), April 2025
Note: Thailand and Vietnam – estimates start after 2023; Cambodia and Laos – estimates start after 2022; Myanmar – estimates start after 2021
- The Mekong Region comprises Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. The region's population has been growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 0.8% between 2009-2024. In 2024, the region had a total population of about 251.4 million.
- Cambodia's population has been one of the fastest growing regions overall, achieving a CAGR of 1.5% between 2009-2024. It recorded a population of 17.2 million in 2024.
Gross Domestic Products (GDP) per capita at current prices (US$) in the Mekong Region
| GDP per capita current prices (USD) |
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Cambodia | 912.8 | 992.1 | 1,133.4 | 1,241.4 | 1,357.0 | 1,485.9 | 1,606.6 | 1,735.8 | 1,888.1 | 2,097.2 | 2,281.4 |
| Vietnam | 1,481.4 | 1,628.0 | 1,949.8 | 2,197.6 | 2,370.0 | 2,566.9 | 2,581.9 | 2,720.2 | 2,957.9 | 3,216.3 | 3,439.1 |
| Thailand | 4,213.0 | 5,076.3 | 5,492.1 | 5,860.6 | 6,168.3 | 5,951.9 | 5,840.1 | 5,993.3 | 6,593.8 | 7,298.9 | 7,812.9 |
| Myanmar | 620.3 | 760.1 | 1,061.5 | 1,154.6 | 1,229.1 | 1,035.6 | 1,105.9 | 1,125.4 | 1,145.1 | 1,264.7 | 1,546.9 |
| Laos | 1,032.3 | 1,187.0 | 1,397.0 | 1,566.2 | 1,813.8 | 1,982.5 | 2,124.3 | 2,307.8 | 2,437.1 | 2,551.8 | 2,602.6 |
| The Mekong Region | 2,061 | 2,413 | 2,744 | 2,978 | 3,162 | 3,140 | 3,135 | 3,247 | 3,529 | 3,873 | 4,176 |
| GDP per capita current prices (USD) |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
| Cambodia | 2,136.0 | 2,217.7 | 2,365.2 | 2,545.5 | 2,754.5 | 2,869.7 | 3,027.0 | 3,211.8 | 3,425.6 | 3,656.2 | 3,906.1 |
| Vietnam | 3,548.9 | 3,756.9 | 4,132.9 | 4,316.7 | 4,535.8 | 4,805.8 | 5,041.9 | 5,334.3 | 5,641.0 | 5,957.6 | 6,289.5 |
| Thailand | 7,169.9 | 7,236.4 | 7,072.7 | 7,350.9 | 7,491.7 | 7,766.7 | 7,911.7 | 8,152.1 | 8,434.4 | 8,750.9 | 9,097.9 |
| Myanmar | 1,221.7 | 1,078.0 | 1,135.5 | 1,124.7 | 1,113.8 | 1,176.9 | 1,269.7 | 1,369.1 | 1,475.2 | 1,530.8 | 1,586.1 |
| Laos | 2,529.0 | 2,496.0 | 2,022.4 | 1,975.5 | 2,066.0 | 2,095.8 | 2,123.6 | 2,171.7 | 2,217.8 | 2,268.0 | 2,317.6 |
| The Mekong Region | 3,946 | 4,015 | 4,123 | 4,279 | 4,417 | 4,621 | 4,784 | 5,001 | 5,239 | 5,480 | 5,738 |
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), April 2025
Note: Thailand and Vietnam – estimates start after 2023; Cambodia and Laos – estimates start after 2022; Myanmar – estimates start after 2021
- The income levels of residents in the Mekong Region have improved tremendously with a 15-year (2009-2024) CAGR of 5.2% to US$4,417 GDP per capita in 2024 from as low as US$2,061 GDP per capita in 2009.
- Cambodia especially has demonstrated rising income levels during this period, tripling its GDP per capita from US$913 in 2009 to US$2,755 in 2024. This represents a 15-year (2009-2024) CAGR of 7.6%.
- According to the IMF, income levels of residents in the Mekong Region will continue to increase to US$5,480 GDP per capita by 2029 with a 5-year (2024-2029) CAGR of 4.4%, with Cambodian income levels set to increase to US$3,656 GDP per capita by 2029 with a 5-year (2024-2029) CAGR of 5.8%.
- The steady rise in income will benefit NagaWorld by boosting travel and increasing visitor’s numbers to Cambodia and to NagaWorld.
GDP Growth of the Mekong Region
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), April 2025
Note: Vietnam, Laos and Thailand – estimates start after 2024; Cambodia – estimates start after 2022; Myanmar – estimates start after 2021
- GDP growth of the five countries in the Mekong Region has been strong over the past decade. Despite the uncertainty in the global economic environment, the IMF has projected GDP growth in Cambodia to growth at 4.0% and 3.4% in 2025 and 2026 respectively.
- Cambodia has registered a GDP growth of 6.0% on average over the past 15 years (2009-2024), and the IMF projects that the country will grow at an average annual growth rate of 4.5% between 2025 and 2030.
Inflation Rate of the Mekong Region
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), April 2025
Note: Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Laos – estimates start after 2024; Myanmar – estimates start after 2021
- The inflation rate in the Mekong Region has been quite volatile over the past decade. The IMF expects inflation pressures in most of the region remain relatively stable for all five countries within the Mekong Region.
- Cambodia has registered a manageable average inflation rate of 2.8% over the past 15 years (2009-2024), and the IMF expects its inflation rate remains at an average rate of 2.7% from 2025 to 2030.
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) of the Mekong Region
| FDI (US million) |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Cambodia | 1,557.1 | 1,274.9 | 1,726.5 | 1,701.0 | 2,475.9 | 2,788.1 | 3,212.6 | 3,663.0 | 3,624.6 | 3,483.5 | 3,578.8 | 3,958.8 |
| Vietnam | 8,368.0 | 8,900.0 | 9,200.1 | 11,800.0 | 12,600.0 | 14,100.0 | 15,500.0 | 16,120.0 | 15,800.0 | 15,660.0 | 17,900.0 | 18,500.0 |
| Thailand | 9,135.2 | 15,493.0 | 4,809.1 | 5,623.8 | 2,491.3 | 7,874.9 | 11,705.4 | 3,780.5 | (5,630.4) | 14,647.9 | 11,705.1 | 8,053.4 |
| Myanmar | 1,354.2 | 2,620.9 | 946.2 | 2,824.5 | 2,989.5 | 4,002.4 | 1,609.8 | 1,729.9 | 2,205.6 | 1,005.0 | 2,980.9 | 2,204.1 |
| Laos | 294.4 | 426.7 | 913.2 | 1,079.2 | 1,075.7 | 1,695.4 | 1,358.0 | 755.5 | 967.7 | 1,071.9 | 635.8 | 1,781.2 |
| The Mekong Region |
20,708.9 | 28,715.5 | 17,595.2 | 23,028.4 | 21,632.4 | 30,460.8 | 33,385.8 | 26,048.9 | 16,967.5 | 35,868.3 | 36,800.6 | 34,497.4 |
Source: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, April 2025
- The Mekong Region has been able to attract a sizeable amount of FDI into the region totalled US$34.5 billion in 2023. Cambodia is ranked third after Vietnam and Thailand.
- FDIs into Cambodia increased by 211% from US$1.3 billion in 2013 to US$4.0 billion in 2023, representing a CAGR of 12.0%.
- 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. In 2023, China accounted for 56.0% of total FDI in Cambodia, followed by Korea (10.2%), Canada (9.5%), Japan (7.6%), Singapore (6.6%), Malaysia (2.5%), U.K. (1.6%), U.S. (1.3%), Vietnam (0.9%) and Others (3.9%) (Source: Financial Stability Review 2023, National Bank of Cambodia).
