Cambodia sets 2025 market interest rates for related-party loans at 9.36% KHR and 8.45% USD, applying only to related-party lending.

Cambodia’s  General Department of Taxation (GDT) has issued Notification No. 5097 GDT, establishing market interest rates for related-party and employee loans for 2025.

Under Instruction No. 11946 GDT dated 21 August 2018, which covers documentation of interest among related parties, the GDT has determined the market rates based on the average annual loan rates of 12 major local banks:

  • 9.36% per year for loans in Riel (KHR)
  • 8.45% per year for loans in US Dollars (USD)

The General Department of Taxation further clarifies that the above interest rates are to be used specifically for the purpose of limiting interest rates on loans from related parties only.

All tax units and enterprises under the self-assessment tax system must apply this notification properly.