Notably, Vietnam became Cambodia’s second largest export market in the nine-month period, with exports reaching nearly US$3 billion, surpassing both China and Japan among Cambodia’s key export destinations.

Nine-month trade between Cambodia and its major markets hit nearly US$47 billion, an increase of almost 15% compared to the same period last year. Among these, the United States and China were Cambodia’s top trading partners.

Specifically, China was Cambodia’s largest trading partner, with total bilateral trade fetching US$14.2 billion, up 27.5% year on year. However, Cambodia’s exports to China dropped by 7.7% to US$1.18 billion, while imports from China surged by 32%.

Meanwhile, the United States was Cambodia’s top trading partner in terms of export value, with total bilateral trade amounting to US$9.56 billion, up 22.6%. Exports to the United States grossed over US$9.2 billion.

Cambodia’s major export items continued to include garments, rubber products, footwear, machinery and electronic equipment, furniture, nuts, fruits, and vehicle parts.

Of particular note, Cambodia’s rice export sector maintained strong growth. Since the beginning of the year, the country has earned nearly US$409 million from exporting around 600,000 tonnes of rice to dozens of regional and international markets, with nearly half of the amount sold to Europe, China, and ASEAN countries.

In addition, Cambodia exported more than 5.2 million tonnes of paddy rice to neighbouring countries, mainly Vietnam, earning over US$1.2 billion.

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