Cambodia: Taxes on exports (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Cambodia's taxes on exports (current LCU) rose 133.6% on 2022 (from 56.32 billion to 131.58 billion).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2022), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 37.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 133.6% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 82.6% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Cambodia in the 2023 ranking

• Kazakhstan — 1st of 8: 2.14 trillion
• Côte d'Ivoire — 2nd of 8: 995.2 billion
• Sri Lanka — 4th of 8: 2.23 billion
• Togo — 5th of 8: 1 billion
• Nepal — 6th of 8: 350.12 million

What this measures

Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 22 values

Taxes on exports (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 11 million (2017)
• Fiji — 10.1 million (2024)
• Lao PDR — 414.42 billion (2022)
• Malaysia — 2.09 billion (2024)
• Mongolia — 21.8 million (2024)
• Papua New Guinea — 299.75 million (2024)
• Solomon Islands — 347.6 million (2024)
• Thailand — 23.14 million (2024)
• Vanuatu — 1.98 million (2023)

More public sector data for Cambodia

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 56 million (2023)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 2.96 trillion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.45% (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 738.95 million (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 191,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 2.01% (2020)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 8.15% (2025)
• Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) — -939.83 billion (2023)
• Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) — -0.54% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Cambodia's taxes on exports (current LCU)?

131.58 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 7.84% from 122.01 billion in 2002 (0.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 225.41 billion in 2014 and the lowest 23.81 billion in 2020.

Is the latest change in taxes on exports (current LCU) unusual for Cambodia?

In 2023, Cambodia's taxes on exports (current LCU) rose 133.6% on 2022 (from 56.32 billion to 131.58 billion). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2022), the average change was +5.4% and a typical year strayed about 37.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.EXPT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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