Government budget and revenue in Kampong Thom, Cambodia: official figures
The 2025 budget law gave the Kampong Thom provincial administration total expenditure of 66.2 billion riel, 12th lowest of 25 capital and provinces and 2.5% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
How much does Kampong Thom spend on investment?
Of the 66.2 billion riel budgeted for Kampong Thom in 2025, 60.6 billion riel was current (running) expenditure and 5.6 billion riel was capital (investment) expenditure, a capital share of 8.5% 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 Kampong Thom?
Divided by the 2024 survey population of 807,254, the 2025 provincial budget for Kampong Thom comes to 82,034 riel per resident (all 25 together: 153,673 riel); the lowest of 25 provinces for spending per resident.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyDid the budget of Kampong Thom province go up in 2025?
Expenditure of the Kampong Thom provincial administration rose 19.9% between the 2024 budget law (55.2 billion riel) and the 2025 budget law (66.2 billion riel).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has the budget of Kampong Thom grown since 2016?
The budget-law expenditure of the Kampong Thom provincial administration was 7.4 billion riel in 2016 and 66.2 billion riel in 2025, 8.9 times as much (all 25 together: 3.2 times).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has Kampong Thom budgeted for capital investment?
Capital expenditure for Kampong Thom in the budget laws of 2021 to 2025 totalled 30.1 billion riel, from a low of 1.5 billion riel in 2021 to a high of 14.8 billion riel in 2023.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow Kampong Thom compares with other provinces
Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law (2025)
Kampong Thom ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tboung Khmum | 80.6 billion riel |
| 12 | Kampot | 77.0 billion riel |
| 13 | Svay Rieng | 68.4 billion riel |
| 14 | Kampong Thom | 66.2 billion riel |
| 15 | Kampong Chhnang | 63.5 billion riel |
| 16 | Kratie | 55.5 billion riel |
| 17 | Pursat | 50.4 billion riel |
Provincial budget per resident, 2025 (riel) (2025)
Kampong Thom ranks 25 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 25 | Kampong Thom | 82,034 riel |
Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 (2025)
Kampong Thom ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 14.0% |
| 4 | Ratanak Kiri | 13.4% |
| 5 | Preah Vihear | 9.1% |
| 6 | Kampong Thom | 8.5% |
| 7 | Pursat | 8.5% |
| 8 | Svay Rieng | 8.2% |
| 9 | Banteay Meanchey | 7.6% |
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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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