Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cambodia
Cambodia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cambodia, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 25.2% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Cambodia peaked at 36.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2012.
That places Cambodia 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.0% | — |
| 1981 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 25.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 25.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.2%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -27.8% | 35.7% | 25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 25.2% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Cambodia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cambodia was 25.2% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2012.
- How does Cambodia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cambodia ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.