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Trade between Cambodia and Japan

In 2024, Cambodia exported $2.1 billion to Japan and imported $780 million. Cambodia ran a surplus of $1.3 billion with Japan, compared with a surplus of $781 million in 2019. Japan was Cambodia’s 6th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Cambodia was Japan’s 46th (0.2%).

Summary

Cambodia → Japan
$2.1billion
Japan → Cambodia
$780million
Cambodia’s balance
$1.3billion

Balance

Cambodia’s trade balance with Japan

Trade between Cambodia and Japan grew 35.1-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Cambodia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 2.1
  • Imports 0.8
  • Balance +1.3

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$6 million$77 million-$71 million
1996$6 million$56 million-$50 million
1997$13 million$58 million-$45 million
1998$16 million$44 million-$28 million
1999$34 million$48 million-$15 million
2000$60 million$70 million-$10 million
2001$77 million$76 million$907 thousand
2002$90 million$91 million-$678 thousand
2003$108 million$87 million$20 million
2004$119 million$105 million$14 million
2005$165 million$122 million$43 million
2006$150 million$151 million-$501 thousand
2007$164 million$181 million-$17 million
2008$149 million$196 million-$47 million
2009$203 million$166 million$37 million
2010$246 million$229 million$17 million
2011$371 million$340 million$31 million
2012$475 million$337 million$138 million
2013$675 million$257 million$417 million
2014$853 million$332 million$521 million
2015$1.1 billion$468 million$677 million
2016$1.4 billion$536 million$894 million
2017$1.4 billion$549 million$845 million
2018$1.8 billion$670 million$1.1 billion
2019$1.8 billion$1 billion$781 million
2020$1.6 billion$667 million$965 million
2021$1.7 billion$696 million$1 billion
2022$1.9 billion$789 million$1.1 billion
2023$1.9 billion$670 million$1.2 billion
2024$2.1 billion$780 million$1.3 billion

What they sell each other

What Cambodia sells to Japan

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Women's suits and dresses$262 million · 12.4%
    12 thousand tonnes
  2. Cables and wire$189 million · 8.9%
    9 thousand tonnes · Japan’s sources
  3. Sweaters and pullovers$185 million · 8.8%
    8 thousand tonnes
  4. Bags, suitcases and cases$166 million · 7.8%
    4 thousand tonnes
  5. T-shirts$161 million · 7.6%
    8 thousand tonnes
  6. Men's suits and trousers$134 million · 6.3%
    5 thousand tonnes
  7. 5 thousand tonnes
  8. Leather footwear$84 million · 4%
    3 thousand tonnes
  9. Rubber and plastic footwear$83 million · 3.9%
    3 thousand tonnes
  10. Other live animals$66 million · 3.1%
    8 tonnes

What Japan sells to Cambodia

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Cars$240 million · 30.8%
    13 thousand tonnes · Japan’s destinations
  2. 720 tonnes
  3. Motorcycles$25 million · 3.2%
    2 thousand tonnes · Japan’s destinations
  4. Cranes$24 million · 3.1%
    3 thousand tonnes
  5. Porcelain tableware$22 million · 2.8%
    10 thousand tonnes
  6. Plastic packaging$19 million · 2.5%
    4 thousand tonnes
  7. Frozen beef$19 million · 2.4%
    574 tonnes
  8. Parts for switchgear$19 million · 2.4%
    595 tonnes
  9. Motorcycle and bicycle parts$17 million · 2.2%
    172 tonnes
  10. Other synthetic fiber fabric$16 million · 2.1%
    1 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Sihanoukville to Yokohama.

The estimated sea route between Sihanoukville and Yokohama is 2,815 nautical miles (5,213 km) long: ≈ 6.5–8.5 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

  1. Sea$2.6 billion · 88.5%
  2. Air$334 million · 11.5%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Japan was Cambodia’s 6th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Cambodia was Japan’s 46th (0.2%).

Japan in Cambodia’s trade
3.8%
Japan’s rank among Cambodia’s partners
6th
Cambodia in Japan’s trade
0.2%
Cambodia’s rank among Japan’s partners
46th

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Sources and methodology

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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.