Government budget and revenue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: official figures
The 2025 budget law gave the Phnom Penh capital administration total expenditure of 964.8 billion riel, the highest of 25 capital and provinces and 36.3% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
How much does Phnom Penh spend on investment?
Of the 964.8 billion riel budgeted for Phnom Penh in 2025, 829.5 billion riel was current (running) expenditure and 135.3 billion riel was capital (investment) expenditure, a capital share of 14.0% 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 Phnom Penh?
Divided by the 2024 survey population of 2,352,851, the 2025 provincial budget for Phnom Penh comes to 410,050 riel per resident (all 25 together: 153,673 riel); 2nd highest of 25 provinces for spending per resident.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyDid the budget of Phnom Penh province go up in 2025?
Expenditure of the Phnom Penh capital administration rose 7.4% between the 2024 budget law (897.9 billion riel) and the 2025 budget law (964.8 billion riel).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has the budget of Phnom Penh grown since 2016?
The budget-law expenditure of the Phnom Penh capital administration was 560.1 billion riel in 2016 and 964.8 billion riel in 2025, 1.7 times as much (all 25 together: 3.2 times).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has Phnom Penh budgeted for capital investment?
Capital expenditure for Phnom Penh in the budget laws of 2021 to 2025 totalled 632.8 billion riel, from a low of 40.0 billion riel in 2021 to a high of 229.0 billion riel in 2023.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow Phnom Penh compares with other capitals
Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law (2025)
Phnom Penh ranks 1 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnom Penh | 964.8 billion riel |
| 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 |
Provincial budget per resident, 2025 (riel) (2025)
Phnom Penh ranks 2 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)
Phnom Penh ranks 3 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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