Cambodia - Export volume index

Export volume index (2000 = 100)

The latest value for Export volume index (2000 = 100) in Cambodia was 374.44 as
of 2011. Over the past 11 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between
374.44 in 2011 and 100.00 in 2000.
Definition: Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series
and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value
indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that
demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by
UNCTADs estimates using the previous years trade values at the Standard
International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data
coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average
prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International
Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADs Commodity Price Statistics, international and
national
sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the
country level using the current years trade values as weights. For economies for
which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the
IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.
Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of
Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial
Statistics.
Cambodias Trade Volume Increases to US$16 billion in 2013
AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2014
Cambodias trade volume reached US$15.9 billion in 2013, an 18 percent increase
from US$13.4 billion in 2012, according to a report of the Ministry of Commerce.
The countrys export was valued at US$6.9 billion, up 26 percent when compared
with US$5.5 billion in 2012, while the import was at US$9 billion, up about 14
percent compared with US$7.9 billion in 2012, the report added.
Nowadays, Cambodias main trading destination includes the United States,
European Union, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea
and so on.
In the first eleven months of 2013, Cambodia exported to the United States US$2.57
billion, while Cambodia imported from the United States upwards of US$214 million.

In the same period, Cambodia imported from Japan US$191 million, down 10.6
percent and exported to Japan US$545 million, up 45 percent.
The countrys main export products include garments, rice, rubber, pepper and
other products, and the imports are petrol, construction materials, cars and other
items.
Cambodias foreign trade has increased tremendously after the civil and political
turmoil receded in 1999. The per capita income increased rapidly although it
remained lower than other South East Asian countries. Cambodian imports fell in
value from $6.534 billion in 2008 to $5.374 billion in 2009. However, due to the
global economic recession, the economy had to face a considerable downfall in its
exports. The value of exports came down to $3.582 billion as of 2009, from $4.708
billion in 2008.
Cambodia Trade: History
For decades, Cambodia has been exporting primary products and importing finished
goods. There was a steep decline in exports during the war and the country had to
survive on US-subsidized imports. Trade went through a period of virtual cessation
during the regime of Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge communist movement.
In 1977, the country exported $3 million worth of goods, while it imported $22
million worth of products (excluding trade with China) as per Western estimates.
Cambodias foreign trade saw some upward movement after the installation of the
PRK government. In 1985, the country exported goods worth about $10 million and
imported goods worth $120 million, approximately. Cambodia was trading mainly
with the former USSR and its allies in the mid 1980s.
Till 1992, agricultural products, such as rubber and timber, were the main export
items of Cambodia. Due to the high export of logs, the forest cover of the country
fell to 40% of the land area, as estimated by the United Nations Development
Program (UNDP).