Approximately 52,000 companies/enterprises had successfully registered through the Single Portal digital business registration system as of the end of November 2025, with a total registered capital of $21 billion. This number represents an increase of more than 10,000 companies since the beginning of 2025.
The first phase of the Information Technology Business Registration System (Single Portal) was officially launched by the government in June 2020. 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.
According to a progress report on the Single Portal released by the Online Business Registration Service on December 8, from June 15, 2020, to November30, 2025, a total of 52,498 companies/enterprises successfully registered through the system, with a total registered capital of 85.96 trillion riel. Among them, 19,100 companies (or 36.38%) are owned by women.
On January 1,2025, the total number of companies/enterprises successfully registered through the system stood at 42,325, with total registered capital of 64 trillion riel ($15.6 billion). This means that within the 11 months of 2025, 10,173 companies/enterprises were newly registered.
In November 2025 alone, 905 companies/enterprises successfully registered, with a total registered capital of $276 million.
Hong Vanak, an economist at the Royal Academy of Cambodia, told The Post on December 9 that the digital business registration system plays a major role in improving government administrative capacity and providing greater convenience to business operators. He added that the use of information technology not only aligns with Cambodia’s Industry 4.0 policy, but also increases transparency, saves time and significantly reduces bureaucracy.
“This system helps strengthen and expand Cambodia’s economic growth because it not only enables the government to manage the number of companies operating in the country, but also provides data on business types. This allows the government to design development plans or provide support to sectors that are not performing well,” he noted.
Chhin Ken, president of the Cambodia Digital Technology Association, stated that strengthening business laws, simplifying the registration process and improving business owners’ knowledge of information technology have encouraged more entrepreneurs to register their businesses. Once all businesses are formally recognised by authorities, he said, competition becomes more transparent.
“When all businesses are registered, both the government and the private sector benefit. At the same time, it helps reduce unfair pricing from some illegal businesses that operate without paying taxes,” he added.
