GDCE Recorded $3.18B Revenue and 18.7% Import Growth in 2025

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GDCE Recorded $3.18B Revenue and 18.7% Import Growth in 2025
GDCE Recorded $3.18B Revenue and 18.7% Import Growth in 2025./Image credit: General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE).

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) held a meeting to summarise its 2025 performance and outline future strategic direction on February 12, 2026. Presided over by the GDCE Director General, H.E. Dr. Kun Nhem, the meeting confirmed that the GDCE collected a total revenue of around KHR 12.76 trillion (approximately USD 3.18 billion) in 2025, representing a 21 per cent year-on-year increase.

This total surpassed the target set by the 2025 Law on Financial Management by 24.5 per cent. The primary drivers for this growth were imports of vehicles and machinery (up 44 per cent) and miscellaneous goods (up 16 per cent).

Cambodia's total imports in 2025 also amounted to USD 33.88 billion, which was an increase of 18.7 per cent compared to 2024. Key imports included petroleum products, vehicles and machinery, textile raw materials, manufacturing raw materials, investment project machinery, construction materials, chemicals, consumer goods, and other miscellaneous items.

Export volume, meanwhile, totaled USD 30.42 billion, an increase of 14.6 per cent compared to 2024, within which:

  • Garment exports grew by 16.4 per cent;
  • Non-garment exports grew by 20.1 per cent (including tires, electronic components, wiring harnesses, wood products, bulbs, bicycles, plastic products, video game equipment, animal hides, furniture, auto parts, and other industrial products);
  • Agricultural product exports decreased by 4.4 per cent (including paddy rice, cashews, rubber, cassava, milled rice, and other crops).

H.E. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, has outlined a number of priorities for the GDCE in 2026, including combating tax evasion and illegal imports while ensuring export compliance; achieving full customs automation through digital transformation; expanding the AEO programme and improving the investment climate; and enhancing QIP incentive effectiveness and overall administrative efficiency.

Image credit: General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE).