Cambodia’s Export Growth Reaches 14 Percent During January-April 2025

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Phnom Penh: Cambodia exported products worth 9.13 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months of 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 14 percent, according to an official report released on Saturday. Main exported items included garments, footwear, travel goods, bicycles, car tires, solar panels, and agricultural produce such as rice, rubber, cassava, bananas, mangoes, and longans, detailed the report from the General Department of Customs and Excise.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the top five export destinations for the Southeast Asian nation are the United States, Vietnam, Japan, China, and Canada. The report also highlighted that the kingdom recorded a total import of 10.36 billion dollars during the January-April period this year, a rise of 19.7 percent year-on-year.

Key imported goods included petroleum, raw materials for garments, footwear and travel goods, vehicles, machinery, electronic appliances, and consuming products. Ministry of Commerce's Secretary of State and Spokesperson Penn Sovicheat noted that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) had injected momentum into the country's trade growth. Sovicheat stated that both trade deals have acted as catalysts for long-term and sustainable trade growth and have attracted more foreign investors to Cambodia.