Government budget and revenue in Preah Vihear, Cambodia: official figures
The 2025 budget law gave the Preah Vihear provincial administration total expenditure of 39.8 billion riel, 5th lowest of 25 capital and provinces and 1.5% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
How much does Preah Vihear spend on investment?
Of the 39.8 billion riel budgeted for Preah Vihear in 2025, 36.1 billion riel was current (running) expenditure and 3.6 billion riel was capital (investment) expenditure, a capital share of 9.1% 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 Vihear?
Divided by the 2024 survey population of 249,973, the 2025 provincial budget for Preah Vihear comes to 159,097 riel per resident (all 25 together: 153,673 riel); 10th highest of 25 provinces for spending per resident.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyDid the budget of Preah Vihear province go up in 2025?
Expenditure of the Preah Vihear provincial administration rose 4.3% between the 2024 budget law (38.1 billion riel) and the 2025 budget law (39.8 billion riel).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has the budget of Preah Vihear grown since 2016?
The budget-law expenditure of the Preah Vihear provincial administration was 5.5 billion riel in 2016 and 39.8 billion riel in 2025, 7.3 times as much (all 25 together: 3.2 times).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has Preah Vihear budgeted for capital investment?
Capital expenditure for Preah Vihear in the budget laws of 2021 to 2025 totalled 19.6 billion riel, from a low of 0 riel in 2021 to a high of 8.5 billion riel in 2024.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow Preah Vihear compares with other provinces
Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law (2025)
Preah Vihear ranks 21 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Oddar Meanchey | 43.6 billion riel |
| 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 |
Provincial budget per resident, 2025 (riel) (2025)
Preah Vihear ranks 10 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Stung Treng | 199,902 riel |
| 8 | Ratanak Kiri | 177,374 riel |
| 9 | Oddar Meanchey | 162,705 riel |
| 10 | Preah Vihear | 159,097 riel |
| 11 | Kratie | 125,885 riel |
| 12 | Kandal | 118,773 riel |
| 13 | Kampot | 112,812 riel |
Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 (2025)
Preah Vihear ranks 5 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Svay Rieng | 8.2% |
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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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