Cambodia: Cambodia is making rapid strides in its approach to infrastructure development, earning high marks in the World Bank's latest Benchmarking Infrastructure Development report.

According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, the World Bank has recently published the report, which underscores the strengthening of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) frameworks across numerous developing countries. Cambodia is notably recognised as having established a comprehensive and robust legal and regulatory framework governing PPPs.

According to the findings and data presented in the report, the implementation of PPP projects in Cambodia has demonstrated consistent and measurable progress. The implementation of PPPs mechanism in Cambodia has improved significantly with thematic scores increasing in several areas. Project Preparation scores have increased from 26 points (2019-2022) to 39 points in 2025. Project Procurement has seen a substantial rise from 8 points (2019-2022) to 51 points in 2025. There is also a noted improvement in Project Management, increasing from 76 points (2019-2022) to 79 points in 2025, and Unsolicited Projects, which rose from 17 points (2019-2022) to 33 points in 2025.

World Bank experts have expressed confidence in Cambodia's continued progress in the development and implementation of PPP mechanisms. The Royal Government of Cambodia has established the Project Development Facility (PDF) to support the preparation of PPP projects and to facilitate project development undertaken by relevant line ministries, stated the General Department of Public-Private Partnership of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in a statement on May 29. These advancements are expected to further strengthen national capacity and accelerate the development of key sectors, including transport, energy, water supply, and other critical infrastructure, both in the present and in the future.