Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.2% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cambodia peaked at 1.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 64th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +91.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -39.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +74.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +33.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 45% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
- 62 Kenya 0.3% compare
- 63 Bhutan 0.3% compare
- 64 Cameroon 0.2% compare
- 64 Ghana 0.2% compare
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 0.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,722 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.506 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cambodia?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cambodia was 0.2% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Cambodia ranks 64th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).