Government budget and revenue in Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia: official figures
The 2025 budget law gave the Preah Sihanouk provincial administration total expenditure of 95.0 billion riel, 6th highest of 25 capital and provinces and 3.6% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
How much does Preah Sihanouk spend on investment?
Of the 95.0 billion riel budgeted for Preah Sihanouk in 2025, 92.7 billion riel was current (running) expenditure and 2.2 billion riel was capital (investment) expenditure, a capital share of 2.4% 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 Preah Sihanouk?
Divided by the 2024 survey population of 234,702, the 2025 provincial budget for Preah Sihanouk comes to 404,608 riel per resident (all 25 together: 153,673 riel); 3rd highest of 25 provinces for spending per resident.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyDid the budget of Preah Sihanouk province go up in 2025?
Expenditure of the Preah Sihanouk provincial administration fell 4.2% between the 2024 budget law (99.2 billion riel) and the 2025 budget law (95.0 billion riel).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has the budget of Preah Sihanouk grown since 2016?
The budget-law expenditure of the Preah Sihanouk provincial administration was 18.1 billion riel in 2016 and 95.0 billion riel in 2025, 5.3 times as much (all 25 together: 3.2 times).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has Preah Sihanouk budgeted for capital investment?
Capital expenditure for Preah Sihanouk in the budget laws of 2021 to 2025 totalled 6.3 billion riel, from a low of 0 riel in 2021 to a high of 2.2 billion riel in 2025.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow Preah Sihanouk compares with other provinces
Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law (2025)
Preah Sihanouk ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Kampong Cham | 87.8 billion riel |
Provincial budget per resident, 2025 (riel) (2025)
Preah Sihanouk ranks 3 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)
Preah Sihanouk ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tboung Khmum | 7.0% |
| 12 | Kampot | 5.8% |
| 13 | Kandal | 5.2% |
| 14 | Preah Sihanouk | 2.4% |
| 15 | Koh Kong | 2.0% |
| 16 | Kampong Cham | 1.9% |
| 17 | Pailin | 1.6% |
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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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