Summary
- Cambodia → China
- $2.4billion
- China → Cambodia
- $13.6billion
- Cambodia’s balance
- -$11.3billion
Balance
Cambodia’s trade balance with China
Trade between Cambodia and China grew 284.3-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Cambodia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2.4
- Imports 13.6
- Balance -11.3
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $6 million | $50 million | -$45 million |
| 1996 | $7 million | $63 million | -$56 million |
| 1997 | $45 million | $74 million | -$29 million |
| 1998 | $48 million | $114 million | -$65 million |
| 1999 | $56 million | $104 million | -$48 million |
| 2000 | $61 million | $206 million | -$145 million |
| 2001 | $37 million | $279 million | -$241 million |
| 2002 | $27 million | $353 million | -$326 million |
| 2003 | $31 million | $338 million | -$306 million |
| 2004 | $40 million | $464 million | -$424 million |
| 2005 | $38 million | $621 million | -$583 million |
| 2006 | $48 million | $914 million | -$866 million |
| 2007 | $58 million | $932 million | -$874 million |
| 2008 | $44 million | $966 million | -$922 million |
| 2009 | $45 million | $898 million | -$853 million |
| 2010 | $144 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2011 | $313 million | $2.4 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2012 | $288 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2013 | $467 million | $3.7 billion | -$3.3 billion |
| 2014 | $577 million | $3.6 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2015 | $739 million | $3.9 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2016 | $930 million | $4.2 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2017 | $1.1 billion | $5 billion | -$3.9 billion |
| 2018 | $1.4 billion | $5.8 billion | -$4.4 billion |
| 2019 | $1.5 billion | $7.4 billion | -$5.9 billion |
| 2020 | $1.5 billion | $7.1 billion | -$5.6 billion |
| 2021 | $2 billion | $9.2 billion | -$7.2 billion |
| 2022 | $1.8 billion | $11.6 billion | -$9.8 billion |
| 2023 | $2 billion | $11.7 billion | -$9.7 billion |
| 2024 | $2.4 billion | $13.6 billion | -$11.3 billion |
What they sell each other
What Cambodia sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What China sells to Cambodia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Sihanoukville and Shanghai is 2,015 nautical miles (3,731 km) long: ≈ 4.5–6 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
China was Cambodia’s largest trading partner (21% of its trade), and Cambodia was China’s 55th (0.3%).
- China in Cambodia’s trade
- 20.7%
- China’s rank among Cambodia’s partners
- 1st
- Cambodia in China’s trade
- 0.3%
- Cambodia’s rank among China’s partners
- 55th
Compare with
Other partners of Cambodia
Other partners of China
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.