Women sew clothes for export at a garment factory in the Phnom Penh SEZ. - STPM
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia exported products worth US$9.13 billion in the first four months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 14 per cent, said an official report released on Saturday (May 10).
Main exported items included garments, footwear, travel goods, bicycles, car tires, solar panels, and potential agricultural produce such as rice, rubber, cassava, bananas, mangoes, and longans, said the report of the General Department of Customs and Excise.
The top five export destinations for the South-East Asian nation are the United States, Vietnam, Japan, China, and Canada, the report added.
Meanwhile, the kingdom recorded a total import of 10.36 billion dollars during the January-April period this year, a rise of 19.7 per cent year-on-year, the report said.
Key imported goods included petroleum, raw materials for garment, footwear and travel goods, vehicles, machinery, electronic appliances, and consuming products, among others, it added.
Ministry of Commerce's Secretary of State and Spokesperson Penn Sovicheat said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) had injected momentum into the country's trade growth.
"Both trade deals have served as a catalyst for our long-term and sustainable trade growth," he told Xinhua.
"They are also a magnet to attract more foreign investors to Cambodia." - Xinhua
