PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s international trade reached more than $52 billion from January to October, with China and the United States topping the chart.  

The General Department of Customs and Excise reported on November 10 that trade had risen by 16.5 percent compared to the same period in 2024.

Exports were worth $24.9 billion, up 15.2 percent, while imports were at $27.6 billion, up 17.7 percent.  

China accounted for $15.9 billion, making it the biggest trade partner. The figure was up 28.9 percent on the ten-month figure in 2024, the report says. 

However, exports to China fell 6.6 percent to $1.3 billion while imports rose 33.5 percent to $14.6 billion. 

The US shares the second biggest volume, with over $10 billion, an increase of 27 percent on the same period last year. 

Cambodian exports and imports increased by 26.4 percent and 49.7 percent respectively, reaching $10.4 billion and $326 million.  

Vietnam stands third in the chart with trade increasing by only 1.3 percent this year to $6.58 billion, followed by Thailand with $3.2 billion and Japan with $2.09 billion. 

The most-exported products include clothes, footwear, fur-made materials, traveling goods, bags, nuts, rubber, furniture, electronic machinery and devices and agricultural products such as fruit.