Cambodia’s Medical Device Market
The medical device market in Cambodia
- Cambodia's market for medical device imports is growing, doubling in size between 2015 and 2020 according to health professionals. The establishment of new private hospitals has boosted the demand for quality machinery.
- Cambodia depends heavily on imported devices since local production is not available.
- Available data suggest that, between 2008 and 2018, imports of medical instruments grew by about 57%, while imports of medical X-ray machines increased by 162%.
- In addition, the government has recently made available funds to purchase medical devices to supply public hospitals. The government’s strategy is to reduce the gap between the public sector and the best private hospitals. To this end, several public tenders have been announced, focusing on in-vitro diagnostic devices and medical imaging devices.
Regulatory authority and laws governing medical devices in Indonesia
Medical devices are regulated by the Department of Drug and Food under the Ministry of Health through Regulation (prakas) No. 1258 (passed in November 2012).
Cambodia's healthcare system
Cambodia’s health care sector includes public and private hospitals with both non-profit and for-profit business models. The public sector delivers most preventive services and inpatient care, while private sector facilities tend to provide outpatient curative consultations.
In 2017, the Cambodian market spent about US $1.1 billion on general health care. The Ministry of Health is the single largest purchaser of drugs, medical supplies, and medical equipment in the country.
Industry associations
General economic and demographic statistics
- The current population of Cambodia is 17,205,513 as of August 11, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
- Cambodia ranks number 71 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The population density in Cambodia is 95 per Km2 (245 people per mi2). The 24.2 % of the population is urban (4,050,459 people in 2020). The median age in Cambodia is 25.6 years
- Cambodia has made considerable strides in improving health outcomes, early childhood development, and primary education in rural areas. Life expectancy at birth has risen from 58 years in 2000 to 70 years in 2020.
- Cambodia’s GDP growth is expected at 5.3% in 2022 and 6.5 % in 2023 according to ASIAN Development Bank.
- Cambodia has made considerable strides in improving health outcomes, early childhood development, and primary education in rural areas. Life expectancy at birth has risen from 58 years in 2000 to 70 years in 2020.