PHNOM PENH, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government had a total public debt stock of 12.67 billion U.S. dollars at the end of the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, up 4 percent from 12.18 billion dollars at the end of Q1, according to the Cambodia Public Debt Statistical Bulletin on Tuesday.
Published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the bulletin showed that 99 percent or 12.54 billion dollars was public external debt and 1 percent or 128.5 million dollars was public domestic debt.
The composition of the public debt stock was comprised of 46 percent in USD, 18 percent in SDR (Special Drawing Rights), 11 percent in JPY, 10 percent in CNY, eight percent in EUR, and seven percent in local and other currencies, the bulletin said.
During the April-June period this year, the government had signed new concessional loans with development partners in the total amount of 116.66 million dollars.
"Overall, all the loans are highly concessional with an average grant element of around 36 percent," the bulletin said.
It added that the Southeast Asian country had paid debt services to development partners in the amount of 59.11 million dollars in the Q2 this year.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth said all of the loans had been used to finance public investment projects in the priority sectors that support long-term sustainable economic growth and increase economic productivity.
Currently, Cambodia's public debt situation remains "sustainable" and "low risk" of debt distress, he said in the bulletin.
The kingdom's total public debt is at 18.4 percent of the GDP, which is far lower than the threshold of 40 percent, according to the bulletin. ■
