Cambodia mainly produces and exports clothing, and the demand for imported fabrics is higher than fiber and yarn. Cambodia relies on fabrics produced in China, which accounted for 79.26% of Cambodia’s total fabric imports in 2011. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recently stated that China is the largest supplier of raw materials to Cambodia’s garment industry.
In 2011, Cambodia imported US$4.407 billion in fabrics, of which China supplied US$3.493 billion, accounting for 79.26%. According to statistics from Fibre2Fasdfssdfsshion market insight report TexPro, China’s fabric exports to Cambodia were US$4.632 billion in 2017, which rose to US$5.495 billion in 2018, but dropped to US$4.610 billion in 2019, and dropped to US$1.199 billion in 2020. However, China regained its market share in 2021, with exports of US$3.299 billion, compared with US$3.493 billion in 2011.
According to TexPro statistics, Cambodia imported US$346 million of yarn in 2011, of which China supplied US$298 million, accounting for 86%. As Cambodia focuses on garment manufacturing, Cambodian fiber imports are very small. In 2011, imports were US$5.87 million, of which China provided US$4.9 million, accounting for 83.5%.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said in March 2020 that seven raw material ships from China arrived in Cambodia to alleviate the shortage of materials for Cambodian garment factories during the COVID-19 epidemic. The above statistics show that China plays an important role in supplying raw materials to the Cambodian garment industry. </p
