Cambodian Riel (៛)
The Cambodian Riel (KHR, ISO 4217 code 116, symbol ៛ or KHR) is the official currency of the Kingdom of Cambodia, issued by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC, est. 1979 in its modern form, after the Khmer Rouge regime had abolished all money 1975-1979 — Cambodia operated without currency for four years, with all market transactions banned). Subdivided into 100 sen (no longer in circulation). Banknotes: ៛50, ៛100, ៛500, ៛1,000, ៛2,000, ៛5,000, ៛10,000, ៛20,000, ៛30,000 (rare commemorative), ៛50,000, ៛100,000 (the highest regular-circulation denomination; current series features King Norodom Sihamoni portrait and Cambodian temples — the Angkor Wat UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Banteay Srei temple, Royal Palace of Phnom Penh). Coins are not in active circulation. Cambodia is highly 'dollarized' — the US dollar circulates alongside KHR and is preferred for transactions above ~$5, with ~80-90% of bank deposits held in USD. The NBC has been actively pursuing 'de-dollarization' policies including the launch of the Bakong CBDC (October 2020 — one of the world's first national-level retail blockchain payment systems, in partnership with Soramitsu Co. Ltd.).
The Cambodian Riel (៛) is a unit of currency used in scientific, engineering, and practical contexts. Unit standardization in the field of currency has evolved over centuries as international scientific bodies and engineering organizations developed consistent measurement frameworks. The International System of Units (SI) provides the modern foundation for most technical measurements, though legacy units from national and industrial traditions continue to be used alongside SI units in many fields. The Cambodian Riel is precisely defined to ensure consistent, reproducible measurements across laboratories and industries worldwide.
Accurate currency measurement is critical in engineering, science, commerce, and everyday life. Using the correct unit and applying conversions precisely prevents errors that can be costly or dangerous in professional applications. MegaCalc provides instant, precise conversions for the Cambodian Riel and all related units so you can work confidently across unit systems.
Conversions Involving Cambodian Riel
US Dollar → Cambodian Riel
$ → ៛
Euro → Cambodian Riel
€ → ៛
British Pound → Cambodian Riel
£ → ៛
Japanese Yen → Cambodian Riel
¥ → ៛
Australian Dollar → Cambodian Riel
A$ → ៛
Canadian Dollar → Cambodian Riel
C$ → ៛
Swiss Franc → Cambodian Riel
Fr → ៛
Chinese Yuan → Cambodian Riel
¥ → ៛
Indian Rupee → Cambodian Riel
₹ → ៛
South Korean Won → Cambodian Riel
₩ → ៛
Swedish Krona → Cambodian Riel
kr → ៛
Norwegian Krone → Cambodian Riel
kr → ៛
Danish Krone → Cambodian Riel
kr → ៛
New Zealand Dollar → Cambodian Riel
NZ$ → ៛
Singapore Dollar → Cambodian Riel
S$ → ៛
Hong Kong Dollar → Cambodian Riel
HK$ → ៛
Taiwan Dollar → Cambodian Riel
NT$ → ៛
Thai Baht → Cambodian Riel
฿ → ៛
Malaysian Ringgit → Cambodian Riel
RM → ៛
Philippine Peso → Cambodian Riel
₱ → ៛
Indonesian Rupiah → Cambodian Riel
Rp → ៛
Vietnamese Dong → Cambodian Riel
₫ → ៛
Brazilian Real → Cambodian Riel
R$ → ៛
Mexican Peso → Cambodian Riel
$ → ៛
Argentine Peso → Cambodian Riel
$ → ៛
Chilean Peso → Cambodian Riel
$ → ៛
Colombian Peso → Cambodian Riel
$ → ៛
Peruvian Sol → Cambodian Riel
S/ → ៛
South African Rand → Cambodian Riel
R → ៛
Nigerian Naira → Cambodian Riel
₦ → ៛
Egyptian Pound → Cambodian Riel
£ → ៛
Kenyan Shilling → Cambodian Riel
KSh → ៛
Ghanaian Cedi → Cambodian Riel
₵ → ៛
Tanzanian Shilling → Cambodian Riel
TSh → ៛
Moroccan Dirham → Cambodian Riel
د.م. → ៛
UAE Dirham → Cambodian Riel
د.إ → ៛
Saudi Riyal → Cambodian Riel
﷼ → ៛
Qatari Riyal → Cambodian Riel
﷼ → ៛
Kuwaiti Dinar → Cambodian Riel
د.ك → ៛
Bahraini Dinar → Cambodian Riel
.د.ب → ៛
Omani Rial → Cambodian Riel
﷼ → ៛
Jordanian Dinar → Cambodian Riel
د.ا → ៛
Israeli Shekel → Cambodian Riel
₪ → ៛
Turkish Lira → Cambodian Riel
₺ → ៛
Polish Zloty → Cambodian Riel
zł → ៛
Czech Koruna → Cambodian Riel
Kč → ៛
Hungarian Forint → Cambodian Riel
Ft → ៛
Romanian Leu → Cambodian Riel
lei → ៛
Bulgarian Lev → Cambodian Riel
лв → ៛
Croatian Kuna → Cambodian Riel
kn → ៛
Serbian Dinar → Cambodian Riel
din → ៛
Ukrainian Hryvnia → Cambodian Riel
₴ → ៛
Russian Ruble → Cambodian Riel
₽ → ៛
Kazakhstani Tenge → Cambodian Riel
₸ → ៛
Georgian Lari → Cambodian Riel
₾ → ៛
Armenian Dram → Cambodian Riel
֏ → ៛
Bangladeshi Taka → Cambodian Riel
৳ → ៛
Pakistani Rupee → Cambodian Riel
₨ → ៛
Sri Lankan Rupee → Cambodian Riel
₨ → ៛
Icelandic Krona → Cambodian Riel
kr → ៛
Common Uses of the Cambodian Riel
- •Scientific research — expressing currency values in published studies, experimental data, and journal articles where SI unit conventions apply
- •Engineering design — specifying currency requirements in technical drawings, calculations, and simulation input files across metric and imperial systems
- •Quality control — measuring and verifying currency in manufactured products to ensure conformance to design tolerances and international standards
- •Education — teaching currency concepts in physics, engineering, and applied science courses with worked examples in multiple unit systems
- •Industry standards — meeting regulatory and specification requirements for currency as defined by international bodies such as ISO, ASME, ASTM, and NIST
Did You Know?
The foreign exchange (forex) market is the largest and most liquid financial market in the world, with over $7.5 trillion traded per day as of 2022. The Cambodian Riel is one of the world's currencies whose value fluctuates continuously in this global marketplace.
Scientific Definition of the Cambodian Riel
The Cambodian Riel (៛) is defined within the context of currency measurement. Modern metrology ties most measurement units to fundamental physical constants or precisely reproducible laboratory references, ensuring that a measurement made in one laboratory gives the same result as a measurement made anywhere else in the world. This traceability to international standards is what makes the Cambodian Riel reliable for scientific research, commercial trade, engineering design, and legal metrology. When you use a conversion tool to translate between the Cambodian Riel and other units, the underlying conversion factors are the exact ratios defined by international standards bodies — not approximations. This means the only limit to the accuracy of a conversion is the precision of your input measurement. For everyday use, converting the Cambodian Riel to equivalent units in other systems is instant and accurate to many more decimal places than any practical measurement could justify.
Tips for Converting the Cambodian Riel
When converting the Cambodian Riel to other currency units, pay careful attention to the direction of the conversion factor — multiplying and dividing are not interchangeable. A quick sanity check is to estimate the expected magnitude of the result before performing the conversion: if the target unit is larger than the Cambodian Riel, the numerical value should be smaller, and vice versa. For chained conversions across multiple unit systems, convert everything to a common intermediate unit (typically the SI base unit) and then from that intermediate to the target. This approach is more reliable than direct conversion through multiple factors and makes the calculation easier to verify. When working with very large or very small values, consider whether a metric prefix (milli-, kilo-, mega-) would make the number easier to interpret without losing precision. For critical applications, always cross-check the converted value using a second method — a different calculator, a published table, or a hand calculation using the conversion factor directly.
Accuracy and Precision
Conversion of the Cambodian Riel is performed using exact, internationally defined factors wherever possible. For units defined by historical artifact or local convention, small differences between national standards may exist — for example, the difference between US survey foot and international foot, or the subtle variations between different definitions of the BTU. These differences are usually negligible for everyday use but matter in precision engineering, legal metrology, and international scientific collaboration. The MegaCalc conversion engine uses the most current internationally accepted values and documents any edge cases where multiple definitions exist. Numerical precision of conversions is carried to at least 10 significant figures internally, with displayed results rounded to a readable length. If you need additional precision for a specific calculation, the underlying engine provides the full precision on request — just inspect the source code or contact us for details.