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Economy Overview:

    The Cambodian economy - virtually destroyed by decades of war - is slowly
    recovering. Government leaders are moving toward restoring fiscal and
    monetary discipline and have established good working relations with
    international financial institutions. Growth, starting from a low base, has
    been strong in 1991-94. Despite such positive developments, the
    reconstruction effort faces many tough challenges because of the persistence
    of internal political divisions and the related lack of confidence of
    foreign investors. Rural Cambodia, where 90% of about 9.5 million Khmer
    live, remains mired in poverty. The almost total lack of basic
    infrastructure in the countryside will hinder development and will
    contribute to a growing imbalance in growth between urban and rural areas
    over the near term. Moreover, the government's lack of experience in
    administering economic and technical assistance programs and rampant
    corruption among officials will slow the growth of critical public sector
    investment. Inflation for 1994 as a whole was less than a quarter of the
    1992 rate and was declining during the year.


National product:
    GDP - purchasing power parity - $6.4 billion (1994 est.)
National product real growth rate:
    5% (1994 est.)
National product per capita:
    $630 (1994 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
    26%-30% (1994 est.)
Unemployment rate:
    NA%
Budget:
  revenues:
    $190 million
  expenditures:
    $365 million, including capital expenditures of $120 million (1994 est.)



Industrial production:

    growth rate 7.9% (1993 est.); accounts for 8% of GDP
Electricity:
  capacity:
    40,000 kW
  production:
    160 million kWh
  consumption per capita:
    14 kWh (1993)



Economic Activity


Industries:

    rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining



Agriculture:
    mainly subsistence farming except for rubber plantations; main crops - rice,
    rubber, corn; food shortages - rice, meat, vegetables, dairy products,
    sugar, flour
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Exports:

    $283.6 million (f.o.b., 1993)
  Commodities:
    timber, rubber, soybeans, sesame
   Major Trade Partners::
    Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia



Imports:

    $479.3 million (c.i.f., 1993)
  Commodities:
    cigarettes, construction materials, petroleum products, machinery
   Major Trade Partners::
    Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia
External debt:
    $383 million to OECD members (1993)
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