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    Cambodia

    Tier 2
    Southeast Asia · #63 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    50.5▼ -0.6 YoY
    ●●○0.81IEPA COMPOSITE

    Cambodia scores 50.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #63 of 117 economies. That is down 0.6 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 75.6. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Innovation Capacity at 25.9. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263640444852
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025036912
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #82of 145 ranked economies▲ 43 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320247893108132
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.91% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    136
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.03
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.40
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories42 of 50 made · 63% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies14 of 104 made · 46% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture22 of 200 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods7 of 78 made · 44% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods6 of 73 made · 37% of the rest within reach
    Minerals3 of 48 made · 24% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts6 of 155 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals5 of 157 made · 11% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals is the furthest: 3% made, and only 11% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 105 OF 136 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Other furnishing articles$5B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.49
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 411 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Josh Kushner Builds $17.5 Billion Empire Beyond Venture Capital - Bloomberg.com
    Google News · Cambodia · Startups & Innovation · Oct 8 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · TIER 2
    🇰🇿Kazakhstan50.3→🇯🇴Jordan47.9→🇺🇿Uzbekistan46.9→🇨🇴Colombia44.9→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    81organizations indexed across 9 types · 70 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    47
    Government bodies
    10
    Research organizations
    8
    Accelerators
    7
    Innovation hubs
    3
    Health research
    3
    Corporate R&D
    1
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    1
    Incubators
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 81 indexed
    Plug and Play
    Accelerators · Phnom Penh
    Bio Accelerator Program
    Accelerators · Phnom Penh
    National Incubation Center of Cambodia
    Incubators · Phnom Penh
    Prek Leap National College of Agriculture
    Universities & research bodies · Phnom Penh · 1951
    Vanda Institute
    Universities & research bodies · Phnom Penh · 2001
    Wetlands Work (Cambodia)
    Corporate R&D · Phnom Penh · 2009
    National Institute of Public Health
    Research organizations · Phnom Penh · 1997
    Chab Dai
    Research organizations · Phnom Penh · 2005
    Calmette Hospital
    Health research · Phnom Penh · 1950
    Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE
    Health research · Phnom Penh · 1996
    Techo Startup Center
    Innovation hubs · Phnom Penh
    Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
    Government bodies · Phnom Penh
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    Cambodia: common questions

    What is Cambodia's IEPA score?
    Cambodia scores 50.5 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #63 of 117 economies.
    What is Cambodia's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 75.6. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Cambodia back?
    Its binding constraint is Innovation Capacity, at 25.9, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Cambodia compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Kazakhstan (50.3), Jordan (47.9), Uzbekistan (46.9), Colombia (44.9).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Cambodia →