Taxes on international trade in Cambodia
Cambodia: Taxes on international trade was 9.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Cambodia, 2002–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Cambodia is 9.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Cambodia peaked at 25.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 40th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.4% | — |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 9.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 9.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 16.7% | 25.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More public sector data for Cambodia
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 68.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 40.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 720.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 305.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Cambodia?
- Taxes on international trade in Cambodia was 9.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for taxes on international trade?
- Cambodia ranks 40th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.