AKP Phnom Penh, April 09, 2025 --

Cambodia is expected to maintain a steady economic growth trajectory in 2025 and 2026, driven by external demand for manufactured goods and the continued recovery in the tourism sector, according to the Asian Development Outlook April 2025.

“Cambodia’s economy is forecast to grow by 6.1 percent in 2025 and 6.2 percent in 2026,” the Asian Development Bank (ADB) stated in the report released on April 9.  

This growth is primarily driven by increasing external demand for manufactured goods and continued recovery in tourism, the source underlined. 

Construction and real estate should revive gradually while agriculture should continue to gain, it added. 

However, the ADB stated that this positive outlook is subject to large downside risks. These include weakened exports due to tariffs on Cambodian goods amidst global trade barrier escalation and slower growth in major trading partners, rising nonperforming loans disrupting financial sector growth, and extreme weather conditions.

By Chea Vannak