Cambodia trade and investment developments in the first quarter of 2025

Garments and textile products continue to top the list of export goods, generating more than 1.46 billion USD from January to March 2025, up 16.5% compared to the first quarter of 2024. These products account for about 21.3% of the country's total export turnover.

China topped the list as Cambodia's largest export trading partner with more than $4 billion in purchased goods, up 26.7%, followed by the United States with exports of $2.5 billion, up 22.4% year-on-year in 2024.

Vietnam ranked third as Cambodia's main export country with 2.3 billion USD, up only 0.7%, while Thailand remained fourth with 1.14 billion USD, up 2.2% over the same period in 2024.

Meanwhile, trade with Japan reached 656 million USD and with Canada was 294 million USD, up 29.5% and 15% respectively.

Regarding investment, in the first quarter, Cambodia appraised and approved 172 investment projects with a total investment capital of about 2.5 billion USD, expected to create about 120,000 jobs.

Of the total investment projects, 99 are located outside the special economic zones and 73 are located within the special economic zones. Overall, in the first quarter of 2025, the number of registered investment projects increased by 66 projects, while the investment capital increased by more than 305 million USD, equivalent to about 14%, compared to the same period in 2024. In March 2025 alone, CDC received registrations for 60 investment projects, with an investment capital of about 1.4 billion USD and the potential to create nearly 50,000 jobs, including two production expansion projects.

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Source: Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia

Source: https://moit.gov.vn/tin-tuc/thi-truong-nuoc-ngoai/dien-bien-thuong-mai-va-dau-tu-campuchia-quy-i-nam-2025.html