Government budget and revenue in Kep, Cambodia: official figures
The 2025 budget law gave the Kep provincial administration total expenditure of 27.7 billion riel, 2nd lowest of 25 capital and provinces and 1.0% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
How much does Kep spend on investment?
Of the 27.7 billion riel budgeted for Kep in 2025, 21.7 billion riel was current (running) expenditure and 6.0 billion riel was capital (investment) expenditure, a capital share of 21.7% 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 Kep?
Divided by the 2024 survey population of 48,772, the 2025 provincial budget for Kep comes to 567,408 riel per resident (all 25 together: 153,673 riel); the highest of 25 provinces for spending per resident.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyDid the budget of Kep province go up in 2025?
Expenditure of the Kep provincial administration rose 2.2% between the 2024 budget law (27.1 billion riel) and the 2025 budget law (27.7 billion riel).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has the budget of Kep grown since 2016?
The budget-law expenditure of the Kep provincial administration was 5.6 billion riel in 2016 and 27.7 billion riel in 2025, 4.9 times as much (all 25 together: 3.2 times).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has Kep budgeted for capital investment?
Capital expenditure for Kep in the budget laws of 2021 to 2025 totalled 32.2 billion riel, from a low of 1.4 billion riel in 2021 to a high of 10.0 billion riel in 2023.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow Kep compares with other provinces
Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law (2025)
Kep ranks 24 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Ratanak Kiri | 41.8 billion riel |
| 20 | Koh Kong | 41.7 billion riel |
| 21 | Preah Vihear | 39.8 billion riel |
| 22 | Mondul Kiri | 37.9 billion riel |
| 23 | Stung Treng | 35.3 billion riel |
| 24 | Kep | 27.7 billion riel |
| 25 | Pailin | 24.4 billion riel |
Provincial budget per resident, 2025 (riel) (2025)
Kep ranks 1 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kep | 567,408 riel |
| 2 | Phnom Penh | 410,050 riel |
| 3 | Preah Sihanouk | 404,608 riel |
| 4 | Mondul Kiri | 404,262 riel |
| 5 | Pailin | 306,851 riel |
| 6 | Koh Kong | 295,864 riel |
| 7 | Stung Treng | 199,902 riel |
Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 (2025)
Kep ranks 2 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampong Speu | 34.3% |
| 2 | Kep | 21.7% |
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 14.0% |
| 4 | Ratanak Kiri | 13.4% |
| 5 | Preah Vihear | 9.1% |
| 6 | Kampong Thom | 8.5% |
| 7 | Pursat | 8.5% |
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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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