Government budget and revenue in Battambang, Cambodia: official figures
The 2025 budget law gave the Battambang provincial administration total expenditure of 101.5 billion riel, 5th highest of 25 capital and provinces and 3.8% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
How much does Battambang spend on investment?
Of the 101.5 billion riel budgeted for Battambang in 2025, 101.0 billion riel was current (running) expenditure and 495.00 million riel was capital (investment) expenditure, a capital share of 0.5% 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 Battambang?
Divided by the 2024 survey population of 1,132,017, the 2025 provincial budget for Battambang comes to 89,696 riel per resident (all 25 together: 153,673 riel); 5th lowest of 25 provinces for spending per resident.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyDid the budget of Battambang province go up in 2025?
Expenditure of the Battambang provincial administration rose 1.9% between the 2024 budget law (99.6 billion riel) and the 2025 budget law (101.5 billion riel).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has the budget of Battambang grown since 2016?
The budget-law expenditure of the Battambang provincial administration was 23.2 billion riel in 2016 and 101.5 billion riel in 2025, 4.4 times as much (all 25 together: 3.2 times).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has Battambang budgeted for capital investment?
Capital expenditure for Battambang in the budget laws of 2021 to 2025 totalled 4.8 billion riel, from a low of 0 riel in 2021 to a high of 2.0 billion riel in 2024.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow Battambang compares with other provinces
Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law (2025)
Battambang ranks 5 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kandal | 160.6 billion riel |
| 3 | Prey Veng | 112.1 billion riel |
| 4 | Siem Reap | 110.8 billion riel |
| 5 | Battambang | 101.5 billion riel |
| 6 | Preah Sihanouk | 95.0 billion riel |
| 7 | Takeo | 92.7 billion riel |
| 8 | Kampong Speu | 90.7 billion riel |
Provincial budget per resident, 2025 (riel) (2025)
Battambang ranks 21 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 23 | Takeo | 84,470 riel |
| 24 | Kampong Cham | 82,571 riel |
Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 (2025)
Battambang ranks 21 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Siem Reap | 1.3% |
| 19 | Kampong Chhnang | 1.1% |
| 20 | Takeo | 0.9% |
| 21 | Battambang | 0.5% |
| 22 | Kratie | 0.0% |
| 23 | Mondul Kiri | 0.0% |
| 24 | Stung Treng | 0.0% |
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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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