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Trade between Cambodia and Singapore

In 2024, Cambodia exported $655 million to Singapore and imported $3.2 billion. Cambodia ran a deficit of $2.6 billion with Singapore, compared with a surplus of $455 million in 2019. Singapore was Cambodia’s 5th largest trading partner (5% of its trade), and Cambodia was Singapore’s 27th (0.5%).

Summary

Cambodia → Singapore
$655million
Singapore → Cambodia
$3.2billion
Cambodia’s balance
-$2.6billion

Balance

Cambodia’s trade balance with Singapore

Trade between Cambodia and Singapore grew 7.2-fold since 1995

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

  • Exports 0.7
  • Imports 3.2
  • Balance -2.6

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$42 million$500 million-$458 million
1996$47 million$516 million-$468 million
1997$62 million$429 million-$367 million
1998$60 million$295 million-$235 million
1999$117 million$343 million-$226 million
2000$90 million$359 million-$269 million
2001$66 million$177 million-$111 million
2002$98 million$201 million-$103 million
2003$99 million$188 million-$89 million
2004$56 million$221 million-$165 million
2005$108 million$260 million-$152 million
2006$123 million$397 million-$274 million
2007$110 million$373 million-$263 million
2008$157 million$495 million-$338 million
2009$240 million$918 million-$677 million
2010$579 million$2.2 billion-$1.6 billion
2011$629 million$3.1 billion-$2.5 billion
2012$587 million$1.6 billion-$1 billion
2013$205 million$6 billion-$5.8 billion
2014$317 million$3.2 billion-$2.9 billion
2015$182 million$3.3 billion-$3.2 billion
2016$1.3 billion$2.4 billion-$1 billion
2017$381 million$2.8 billion-$2.4 billion
2018$156 million$4.5 billion-$4.4 billion
2019$2.3 billion$1.9 billion$455 million
2020$5.1 billion$1.7 billion$3.4 billion
2021$249 million$9.6 billion-$9.4 billion
2022$223 million$9.7 billion-$9.5 billion
2023$1.4 billion$1.9 billion-$533 million
2024$655 million$3.2 billion-$2.6 billion

What they sell each other

What Cambodia sells to Singapore

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

  1. Gold$388 million · 59.2%
    5 tonnes · Singapore’s sources
  2. Precious metal scrap$75 million · 11.5%
    1 tonne
  3. Natural rubber$43 million · 6.5%
    26 thousand tonnes
  4. Bags, suitcases and cases$22 million · 3.3%
    529 tonnes
  5. Women's suits and dresses$12 million · 1.9%
    349 tonnes
  6. Sweaters and pullovers$8 million · 1.3%
    250 tonnes
  7. T-shirts$8 million · 1.2%
    232 tonnes
  8. Rice$8 million · 1.2%
    11 thousand tonnes · Cambodia’s destinations
  9. Men's suits and trousers$7 million · 1%
    192 tonnes
  10. Textile footwear$7 million · 1%
    171 tonnes

What Singapore sells to Cambodia

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

  1. Gold$2.3 billion · 71.7%
    32 tonnes · Singapore’s destinations
  2. Refined petroleum$613 million · 18.9%
    731 thousand tonnes · Singapore’s destinations
  3. Cargo and cruise ships$34 million · 1.1%
    5 thousand tonnes · Singapore’s destinations
  4. Other food preparations$26 million · 0.8%
    1 thousand tonnes
  5. Spirits$16 million · 0.5%
    247 tonnes
  6. Motorcycle and bicycle parts$15 million · 0.45%
    558 tonnes
  7. Fragrance mixtures$14 million · 0.43%
    813 tonnes
  8. Cars$12 million · 0.36%
    565 tonnes
  9. Polyethylene$10 million · 0.32%
    6 thousand tonnes · Singapore’s destinations
  10. Computers$8 million · 0.26%
    64 tonnes · Singapore’s destinations

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Sihanoukville to Singapore.

The estimated sea route between Sihanoukville and Singapore is 620 nautical miles (1,148 km) long: ≈ 1.5–2 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$980 million · 25.2%
  2. Air$2.9 billion · 74.8%

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

How much each matters to the other

Singapore was Cambodia’s 5th largest trading partner (5% of its trade), and Cambodia was Singapore’s 27th (0.5%).

Singapore in Cambodia’s trade
5.1%
Singapore’s rank among Cambodia’s partners
5th
Cambodia in Singapore’s trade
0.5%
Cambodia’s rank among Singapore’s partners
27th

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Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.