Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, scores 61 on the TRAIL Index of tourism resilience, #129 of 310 destinations. 26 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 72% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.
Scores by each organisation's criteria
- TRAIL Index: 61
- OECD: 55
- UN Tourism: 62
- UNDRR: 43
Strongest
- Municipal waste per resident: 266.5 kg per resident per year (Waste Summit Cambodia / Phnom Penh Capital Administration (PPCA), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
- Rent growth: 1.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (CBRE Cambodia, Phnom Penh Market Insights / Good Value Property, Q3 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Open Development Cambodia & Royal Railway Cambodia, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
Weakest
- Wastewater safely treated: 9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia / Asian Development Bank via Mekong Eye, 2019). Below 50: grade 0/4.
- Income per head: 8,650 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (International Monetary Fund / World Economic Outlook via Wikipedia Economy of Cambodia, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
- Green space: 1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Khmer Times / Realestate.com.kh citing urban planning reports, 2022). Below 10: grade 0/4.
Every measure, by theme
Demand and seasonality: 83
- Nights in the three busiest months: 31.9 % of annual nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia / NagaCorp Tourism Statistics Report, 2025). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4. Source
- Domestic share of nights: 84.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia - Tourism Statistics Report, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
- Largest foreign market: 21.9 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia - Tourism Statistics Report December 2025 (via NagaCorp Report), 2025). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source
- Recovery against 2019: 102 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Cambodia Ministry of Tourism via NagaCorp Investor Relations (Tourism Statistics Report December 2025), 2025). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
- Average length of stay: 7.6 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia, Tourism Statistics Report 2023, 2023). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
- Hotel bed or room occupancy: 77.8 % average annual occupancy (country figure) (Cambodia Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia Tourism Statistics Report 2024, 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4. Source
Economy and jobs: 42
- Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
- Unemployment rate: 3 % of the labour force (country figure) (National Institute of Statistics (NIS), Ministry of Planning - Cambodia Labour Force Survey (CLFS) 2025, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
- Income per head: 8,650 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (International Monetary Fund / World Economic Outlook via Wikipedia Economy of Cambodia, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
- Economic diversity: 57.3 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (National Institute of Statistics (NIS), Ministry of Planning - Economic Census of Cambodia 2022, 2022). Between 55 and 64: grade 1/4. Source
Climate and hazards: 20
- Extreme heat days: 31 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
- Tropical nights: 362.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
- Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
- Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
- Country disaster risk: 6.1 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 5 and 6.5: grade 1/4. Source
- Greenhouse gas emissions per resident: not measured yet
Water and environment: 50
- Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
- Wastewater safely treated: 9 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia / Asian Development Bank via Mekong Eye, 2019). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
- Municipal waste per resident: 266.5 kg per resident per year (Waste Summit Cambodia / Phnom Penh Capital Administration (PPCA), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
- Green space: 1 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Khmer Times / Realestate.com.kh citing urban planning reports, 2022). Below 10: grade 0/4. Source
- Energy use per resident: not measured yet
Community and housing: 88
- Tourism intensity: 5.4 visitor nights per resident per year (Ministry of Tourism Cambodia & National Institute of Statistics (General Population Census), 2023). Between 5 and 10: grade 3/4. Source
- Cruise pressure: not measured yet
- Rent growth: 1.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (CBRE Cambodia, Phnom Penh Market Insights / Good Value Property, Q3 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
- Short-let density: not measured yet
- Resident support for tourism: not measured yet
Access and continuity: 54
- Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Open Development Cambodia & Royal Railway Cambodia, 2024–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
- Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
- Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
- Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
- Largest airline group share: not measured yet
- Air route concentration: not measured yet
- Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (Embassy of the Czech Republic in Phnom Penh / People in Need, 2023–2024). Grade 1/4. Source
- Tourism crisis and recovery plan: A plan with named owners, operators and recovery funding (Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia, 2021–2025). Grade 3/4. Source
- Government effectiveness: 32.1 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
- Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
- Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Ministry of Economy and Finance & Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
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