Government budget and revenue in Siem Reap, Cambodia: official figures
The 2025 budget law gave the Siem Reap provincial administration total expenditure of 110.8 billion riel, 4th highest of 25 capital and provinces and 4.2% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
How much does Siem Reap spend on investment?
Of the 110.8 billion riel budgeted for Siem Reap in 2025, 109.3 billion riel was current (running) expenditure and 1.5 billion riel was capital (investment) expenditure, a capital share of 1.3% 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 Siem Reap?
Divided by the 2024 survey population of 1,099,825, the 2025 provincial budget for Siem Reap comes to 100,761 riel per resident (all 25 together: 153,673 riel); 10th lowest of 25 provinces for spending per resident.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyDid the budget of Siem Reap province go up in 2025?
Expenditure of the Siem Reap provincial administration rose 0.6% between the 2024 budget law (110.1 billion riel) and the 2025 budget law (110.8 billion riel).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has the budget of Siem Reap grown since 2016?
The budget-law expenditure of the Siem Reap provincial administration was 36.4 billion riel in 2016 and 110.8 billion riel in 2025, 3.0 times as much (all 25 together: 3.2 times).
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much has Siem Reap budgeted for capital investment?
Capital expenditure for Siem Reap in the budget laws of 2021 to 2025 totalled 16.3 billion riel, from a low of 0 riel in 2023 to a high of 5.0 billion riel in 2021.
Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow Siem Reap compares with other provinces
Provincial administration expenditure, 2025 budget law (2025)
Siem Reap ranks 4 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)
Siem Reap ranks 16 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kampot | 112,812 riel |
| 14 | Svay Rieng | 111,629 riel |
| 15 | Kampong Chhnang | 105,010 riel |
| 16 | Siem Reap | 100,761 riel |
| 17 | Kampong Speu | 98,119 riel |
| 18 | Pursat | 97,632 riel |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 95,522 riel |
Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 (2025)
Siem Reap ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital share of provincial expenditure, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Koh Kong | 2.0% |
| 16 | Kampong Cham | 1.9% |
| 17 | Pailin | 1.6% |
| 18 | Siem Reap | 1.3% |
| 19 | Kampong Chhnang | 1.1% |
| 20 | Takeo | 0.9% |
| 21 | Battambang | 0.5% |
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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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