AKP Phnom Penh, May 21, 2026 --

The Royal Government of Cambodia's ongoing tax modernisation and administrative reforms have significantly boosted national fiscal performance, establishing a highly efficient and resilient revenue collection system, H.E. Kong Vibol, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister and Delegate of the Royal Government in charge as Director General of Taxation, said on Thursday.

“The digital transformation has helped improve the quality of tax administration while supporting stronger revenue collection and greater compliance among taxpayers,” he said at the official inauguration ceremony of the new headquarters building of the General Department of Taxation (GDT).

Official figures showed that Cambodia’s tax revenue collection has increased from more than US$700 million in 2012 to over US$3.57 billion in 2025, marking nearly a fivefold rise over the past 13 years and reflecting the country’s expanding economic activity.

He said the GDT had previously lacked coherence and consistency in implementing its work and was slow in delivering services.

GDT had undergone a major transformation from a paper-based administration into a modern digital tax authority.

It has now developed a digital ecosystem aimed at creating a more efficient and convenient environment for taxpayers to receive services and fulfil their tax obligations, he added.
 
The growth in revenue collection has played an important role in supporting Cambodia’s economic expansion, while also providing the government with greater fiscal capacity to fund public services and national development priorities, H.E. Kong Vibol said.

Cambodia has two institutions responsible for collecting taxes. One is the General Department of Taxation, which focuses on interior taxes such as income tax, salary tax, value-added tax, and property tax, and the other is the General Department of Customs and Excise.

By Sum Kosal