ECONOMIC DATA

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

---

Population in the Mekong Region

Population (million)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Cambodia	12.2	12.5	12.7	12.9	13.1	13.4	13.6	13.7	13.9	14.1	14.4
Vietnam	77.6	78.7	79.7	80.9	82.0	82.4	83.3	84.2	85.1	86.0	86.9
Thailand	62.3	62.9	63.5	64.1	64.6	65.2	65.6	66.1	66.5	67.0	67.3
Myanmar	46.4	46.8	47.2	47.5	47.7	48.0	48.3	48.7	49.0	49.3	49.7
Laos	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.3	6.4
The Mekong Region	203.9	206.3	208.6	211.0	213.2	214.7	216.7	218.7	220.7	222.7	224.7

Population (million)	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Est 2016	Est 2017	Est 2018	Est 2019	Est 2020
Cambodia	14.6	14.9	15.1	15.3	15.5	15.8	16.0	16.3	16.5	16.7
Vietnam	87.8	88.8	89.7	90.7	91.7	92.6	93.6	94.6	95.6	96.6
Thailand	67.6	68.0	68.3	68.7	68.8	69.0	69.1	69.2	69.3	69.3
Myanmar	50.1	50.5	51.0	51.4	51.8	52.3	52.6	53.0	53.4	53.7
Laos	6.5	6.6	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.6	7.7
The Mekong Region	226.7	228.8	230.8	233.0	234.9	236.8	238.7	240.5	242.3	244.1

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), April 2017

• The Mekong Region comprises Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, and as a region, had a population of 234.9 million people in 2015. It has been growing at a 15-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 1.0% from 2000-2015.
• Cambodia had a population of 15.5 million people in 2016 with a 15 year CARG of 1.6% from 2000-2015
• In 2017, Cambodia is estimated to have a population of 16.0 million people.

---

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	300	320	338	361	406	471	536	628	742	735	782
Vietnam	402	413	440	489	604	700	797	920	1,154	1,181	1,297
Thailand	2,028	1,912	2,115	2,378	2,676	2,906	3,379	3,978	4,380	4,208	5,065
Myanmar	221	159	166	254	255	287	346	478	704	770	997
Laos	292	286	299	362	417	469	602	701	862	891	1,070
The Mekong Region	849	804	878	998	1,136	1,256	1,457	1,722	1,993	1,963	2,320

GDP per capita current prices (USD)	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Est 2016	Est 2017	Est 2018	Est 2019	Est 2020
Cambodia	878	946	1,010	1,096	1,145	1,230	1,309	1,401	1,501	1,605
Vietnam	1,532	1,752	1,900	2,047	2,087	2,173	2,306	2,459	2,620	2,795
Thailand	5,482	5,850	6,157	5,921	5,799	5,899	6,265	6,633	7,025	7,401
Myanmar	1,197	1,182	1,180	1,275	1,148	1,269	1,375	1,510	1,662	1,832
Laos	1,236	1,414	1,594	1,718	1,787	1,925	2,051	2,189	2,350	2,522
The Mekong Region	2,586	2,781	2,934	2,946	2,896	2,989	3,172	3,370	3,583	3,801

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), April 2017

• The income levels of residents in the Mekong Region have improved tremendously with a 15-year (2000-2015) CAGR of 8.5% to USD2,896 GDP per capita in 2015 from as low as USD849 GDP per capita in 2000.
• Cambodia especially has demonstrated rising income levels during this period from as low as USD300 GDP per capita in 2000 to USD1,145 GDP per capita in 2015 with a 15-year (2000-2015) CAGR of 9.3%.
• According to the IMF, income levels of residents in the Mekong Region will continue to increase to USD 3,609 GDP per capita by 2020 with a 5-year (2015-2020) CAGR of 4.5%, with Cambodian income levels set to increase to USD1,603 GDP per capita by 2020 with a 5-year (2015-2020) CAGR of 7.0%.
• 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

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), April 2017

• 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 2020 despite global uncertainty.
• Cambodia has registered average GDP growth of 7.9% over the past 15 years (2000-2015), and the IMF projects that it will be able to maintain its growth momentum at an average GDP growth rate of 6.8% from 2016 to 2020.

Inflation Rate of the Mekong Region

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), April 2017

• 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 4.3% over the past 15 years (2000-2015), and the IMF expects its inflation rate to remain low at an average rate of 3.1% from 2016 to 2020.

 

---

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) of the Mekong Region

FDI (US million)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Cambodia	118	146	131	82	131	377	483	867	815	511	735
Vietnam	1,298	1,300	1,400	1,450	1,610	1,954	2,400	6,700	9,579	7,600	8,000
Thailand	3,366	5,067	3,342	5,232	5,860	8,216	8,917	8,634	8,562	6,411	14,747
Myanmar	255	208	151	249	211	235	276	710	864	1,079	901
Laos	34	24	4	19	17	28	187	324	228	319	279
The Mekong Region	5,071	6,746	5,028	7,032	7,830	10,809	12,264	17,235	20,047	15,920	24,662

FDI (US million)	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Cambodia	795	1,441	1,345	1,730	1,701
Vietnam	7,430	8,368	8,900	9,200	11,800
Thailand	2,474	12,899	15,936	4,975	9,004
Myanmar	2,520	1,334	2,255	2,175	4,084
Laos	301	294	427	913	1,079
The Mekong Region	13,520	24,336	28,862	18,994	27,667

Source: World Bank, January 2017

• The Mekong Region has been able to attract a sizeable amount of FDI into the region. In 2015, it has attracted USD27.7 billion FDI with a 15-year (2000-2015) CAGR of 12.0%.
• FDIs into Cambodia is growing steadily, registering a 15-year (2000-2015) CAGR of 19.5% and attracted USD1.7 billion into the country in 2015.
• 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.

---