More than 900 businesses registered through the government’s online information technology system in January 2026. Since the system was launched in June 2020, more than 54,000 businesses, with almost $22 billion in capital, have registered.
When the first phase of the Information Technology Business Registration System (Single Portal) was launched, it involved six state institutions: the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, the General Department of Taxation and the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).
The second phase was launched in September 2021 and the third in June 2023, with additional institutions added at each stage.
A February 11 Online Business Registration Service (OBRS) report showed that 923 businesses were registered in January, 299 of them owned by women. They represent a total capital of $549 million (2.25 trillion riel).
From the 2020 launch to the end of January, 54,345 companies, with total capital of $21.94 billion (89.95 trillion riel), were registered. Women owned 19,688 — equivalent to 36% — of them.
The most common businesses include restaurant and mobile food service activities (8.9%), specialised wholesale trade (5.56%), wholesale of household goods (7.74%), building construction (3.99%) and specialised retail (3.88%).
Chin Ken, president of the Cambodia Digital Technology Association, told The Post that strengthening the legal framework for business, simplifying and making registration procedures more convenient, and improving business owners’ knowledge of information technology have encouraged more entrepreneurs to register their businesses.
He explained that when businesses are all registered, competition becomes more transparent.
“When all businesses are registered, it brings significant benefits to both the government and the private sector, and at the same time helps reduce price dumping by some illegal business operators who operate without paying taxes,” he added.
