The Economics of [Cambodia’s] Five Percent Future

The Economics of [Cambodia’s] Five Percent Future

By Arnaud DarcCambodia’s real GDP growth is projected at 5.2% in 2025 and 5% in 2026. These figures represent a convergence between earlier domestic expectations and more conservative projections from the IMF, the World Bank and the ADB. They also mark a transition. For two decades the economy expanded through preferential market access, low labour costs, substantial capital inflows and an extended construction cycle. That pattern has reached it…