Government budget and revenue in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia: official figures
The 2025 budget law gave the Banteay Meanchey provincial administration total expenditure of 85.8 billion riel, 10th highest of 25 capital and provinces and 3.2% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
How much does Banteay Meanchey spend on investment?
Of the 85.8 billion riel budgeted for Banteay Meanchey in 2025, 79.3 billion riel was current (running) expenditure and 6.5 billion riel was capital (investment) expenditure, a capital share of 7.6% against 9.0% for all 25 provincial administrations together.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much does the government spend per person in Banteay Meanchey?
Divided by the 2024 survey population of 898,484, the 2025 provincial budget for Banteay Meanchey comes to 95,522 riel per resident (all 25 together: 153,673 riel); 7th lowest of 25 provinces for spending per resident.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyDid the budget of Banteay Meanchey province go up in 2025?
Expenditure of the Banteay Meanchey provincial administration rose 2.4% between the 2024 budget law (83.8 billion riel) and the 2025 budget law (85.8 billion riel).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has the budget of Banteay Meanchey grown since 2016?
The budget-law expenditure of the Banteay Meanchey provincial administration was 15.5 billion riel in 2016 and 85.8 billion riel in 2025, 5.6 times as much (all 25 together: 3.2 times).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has Banteay Meanchey budgeted for capital investment?
Capital expenditure for Banteay Meanchey in the budget laws of 2021 to 2025 totalled 34.9 billion riel, from a low of 0 riel in 2021 to a high of 12.5 billion riel in 2023.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow Banteay Meanchey compares with other provinces
Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law (2025)
Banteay Meanchey ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Takeo | 92.7 billion riel |
| 8 | Kampong Speu | 90.7 billion riel |
| 9 | Kampong Cham | 87.8 billion riel |
| 10 | Banteay Meanchey | 85.8 billion riel |
| 11 | Tboung Khmum | 80.6 billion riel |
| 12 | Kampot | 77.0 billion riel |
| 13 | Svay Rieng | 68.4 billion riel |
Provincial budget per resident, 2025 (riel) (2025)
Banteay Meanchey ranks 19 of 25, highest first. Budget-law expenditure of the provincial administration divided by the 2024 survey population.
| Rank | Region | Provincial budget per resident, 2025 (riel) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Siem Reap | 100,761 riel |
| 17 | Kampong Speu | 98,119 riel |
| 18 | Pursat | 97,632 riel |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 95,522 riel |
| 20 | Tboung Khmum | 90,509 riel |
| 21 | Battambang | 89,696 riel |
| 22 | Prey Veng | 87,745 riel |
Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 (2025)
Banteay Meanchey ranks 9 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kampong Thom | 8.5% |
| 7 | Pursat | 8.5% |
| 8 | Svay Rieng | 8.2% |
| 9 | Banteay Meanchey | 7.6% |
| 10 | Prey Veng | 7.1% |
| 11 | Tboung Khmum | 7.0% |
| 12 | Kampot | 5.8% |
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Sources
- Ministry of Economy and Finance: Total expenditure by capital and province of the budget law, FY2016-FY2025 (current and capital expenditure, million riel), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cf5fa83909f6…)
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