Cambodia's total public debt reaches US$12.18bil as of Q1

An aerial view of the capital’s central business district. - Photo: The Phnom Penh Post file

PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government had a total public debt stock of US$12.18 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2025, up 1.24 per cent from US$12.03 billion at the end of 2024, according to the Cambodia Public Debt Statistical Bulletin on Friday (May 30).

Published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the bulletin showed that 99 per cent, or $12.06 billion, was public external debt and 1 per cent, or $118.33 million, was public domestic debt.