Cambodia's total Imports in 2023 were valued at US$24.41 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Cambodia's main import partners were: China, Vietnam and Thailand. The top three import commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Knitted or crocheted fabric and Electrical, electronic equipment. Total Exports were valued at US$21.68 Billion. In 2023, Cambodia had a trade deficit of US$2.73 Billion.

Cambodia's total Exports in 2023 were valued at US$21.68 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Cambodia's main export partners were: the United States, China and Vietnam. The top three export commodities were: Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted; Electrical, electronic equipment and Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted. Total Imports were valued at US$24.41 Billion. In 2023, Cambodia had a trade deficit of US$2.73 Billion.

Top Import Trading Partners of Cambodia with import value and Year on Year growth comparison

Exports in Cambodia decreased to 8864.30 KHR Billion in February from 9634 KHR Billion in January of 2025. This dataset provides - Cambodia Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Bilateral trade costs (tariff equivalent) between Cambodia and its 30 major trading partners between 1993 and 2019 (σ = 8).

Decomposition of bilateral trade growth between Cambodia and its ten largest trading partners between 1993 and 2019.

This package contains the data and the reported results for the manuscript: Keo B, Li B, Younis W (2025) Measuring trade costs and analyzing the determinants of trade growth between Cambodia and major trading partners: 1993–2019. PLoS ONE 20(1): e0311754. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311754

The data that support the findings of this study can be found in the research data repository: Keo, B., Li, B., & Younis, W. (2025). Replication package for "Measuring trade costs and analyzing the determinants of trade growth between Cambodia and major trading partners: 1993-2019" [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15253951

Background: Like in many other least-developed countries (LDCs), high trade costs have long been a major barrier to Cambodia's trade integration. Despite their practical significance and increasing policy attention in the country, little is known about these costs.Purpose: This study aims to measure Cambodia's trade costs and explore the driving forces behind the growth of its bilateral trade.Methodology: A micro-founded measure of trade costs introduced by Novy (2013) is employed to quantify the bilateral trade costs between Cambodia and its top 30 trading partners from 1993 to 2019.Originality/value: This study contributes to the literature on Cambodia’s trade costs, which has received limited attention. This research work is the first to provide a comprehensive measure of trade costs, including a wide range of barriers, such as tariffs, transportation costs, border-related costs, infrastructure inefficiencies, and other factors impeding Cambodia's bilateral trade flows.Key findings: We find that Cambodia's average trade costs decreased by 35.43% between 1993 and 2019. Fluctuations in average trade costs persisted until 2014, despite Cambodia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2004. Since then, these costs have declined more rapidly. Cambodia's bilateral trade costs are lower with its major trading partners in Southeast Asia and East Asia than with those in South Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America. Cambodia's average trade costs with developing and emerging economies are lower than those with developed economies. Between 2014 and 2019, Cambodia experienced a notable decline in average trade costs with trading partners along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) corridors by 34.78%, twice as fast as with non-BRI trading partners. Regarding the decomposition of trade growth, we find that the expansion of Cambodian trade from 1993 to 2019 was driven by three factors: the rise in income (59.65%), the decline in trade costs (56.69%), and the decline in multilateral resistance (-16.34%).Research implications and recommendations: The findings of this study have significant implications for a better understanding of Cambodia's development toward global trade integration over the past two decades. Our results suggest that Cambodia can optimize its trade expansion potential by focusing on its relations with trading partners exhibiting high economic growth potential and those achieving substantial reductions in trade costs.

High trade costs pose substantial barriers to the process of trade liberalization. This study aims to measure trade costs and explore the driving forces behind the growth of bilateral trade between Cambodia and its top 30 trading partners from 1993 to 2019. Using a micro-founded measure of trade costs derived from the gravity model, we find that Cambodia’s average trade costs decreased by 35.43 percent between 1993 and 2019. Fluctuations in average trade costs persisted until 2014, despite Cambodia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2004. Since then, these costs have declined more rapidly. Cambodia’s bilateral trade costs are lower with its major trading partners in Southeast Asia and East Asia than with those in South Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America. Cambodia’s average trade costs with developing and emerging economies are lower than those with developed economies. Between 2014 and 2019, Cambodia experienced a notable decline in average trade costs with trading partners along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) corridors by 34.78 percent, twice as fast as with non-BRI trading partners. Regarding the decomposition of trade growth, we find that the expansion of Cambodian trade over the period from 1993 to 2019 was driven by three factors: the rise in income (59.65 percent), the decline in trade costs (56.69 percent), and the decline in multilateral resistance (–16.34 percent). The findings of this study have significant implications for a better understanding of Cambodia’s development process toward global trade integration over the past two decades. Our results suggest that Cambodia can optimize its trade expansion potential by focusing on its relations with trading partners exhibiting high economic growth potential and those showing substantial reductions in trade costs.

In 2023, Turkey's top trade partners for footwear import were China, Vietnam, Italy, Indonesia and Cambodia. China was the main supplier of footwear in Turkey, with imports valuing at approximately ***** million U.S. dollars. This was followed by Vietnam, with footwear imports into Turkey worth over *** million U.S. dollars in the same year.

This dataset includes top 20 partner countries that ranked by the Volume (Export + Import) of the Reference Year, Coverage = 100% x Export / Import ; Balance = Export - Import; Volume = Export + Import,These values are not included the value of non-monetary gold (please find it in another table).

In 2023, Cambodia was the largest importer of fertilizer from Vietnam, accounting for approximately 29 percent of the total export share. The following were Malaysia and Indonesia.