Cambodia - From Vision to Reality: Priorities for Growth and Better Jobs - ASA core report

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Cambodia’s Country Growth and Jobs Report (CGJR/CEM3.0) outlines a strategy to accelerate economic growth and create new, better jobs through a productivity-led model aligned with Vision 2050. It frames the entry point as productive firms able to compete globally and the foundation as a skilled, adaptable workforce. The report details macro and micro growth features, trade transformation priorities, workforce and skills reforms, and a reform road map linking policy recommendations to expected growth and jobs impacts.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages126

Reading Time5 h 18 min

Overview

Cambodia Has Transformed Once, Vision 2050 Sets the Next Ambition

A New Productivity-Led Growth and Jobs Model Is Needed

The Entry Point: Productive Firms Able to Compete Globally

The Foundation: A Skilled and Adaptable Workforce

The choice is Cambodia’s: ambitious reform can deliver Vision 2050

Chapter 1: Macroeconomic Features of Growth and Jobs

Resetting Growth for Vision 2050

Shifting to Productivity-Led Growth

Reigniting Structural Transformation

Creating Better Jobs for the Future

Financing the Transition

Chapter 2: Microeconomic Features of Growth and Jobs

Firm Productivity and the Business Environment

Patterns of Firm Productivity in Cambodia

End-State Vision for Cambodia’s Business Environment

Enhance Allocative Efficiency by Easing Firm Entry and Exit

Enable Established Firms to Grow and Become More Productive

Chapter 3: The Trade Transformation Needed

Cambodia’s Trade Model Must Diversify and Upgrade

The Trade Transformation Required for Vision 2050

Leverage Trade Agreements More Strategically

Reduce Trade Costs and Frictions

Expand Services and Digital Trade

Strengthen Domestic Linkages to GVCs

Chapter 4: The Workforce and Skills Transformation Needed

The State of Cambodia’s Workforce and Skills Ecosystem

The Skills Transformation Required for Vision 2050

Upskilling the Existing Workforce

Preparing the Future Workforce

Equipping the Workforce to Navigate Global Trends

Chapter 5: Reform Road Map

Policy Recommendations

Impact on Growth and Jobs

Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Cambodia From Vision to Reality: Priorities for Growth and Better Jobs June 2026 © 2026 The World Bank Group 1818 H Street NW, Washington, [DC 20433 ](DC 20433 www.worldbank.org)[www.worldbank.org](DC 20433 www.worldbank.org) The Country Growth and Jobs Report (CGJR / CEM3.0) is a core ASA that helps client countries design and implement a strategy to accelerate economic growth and creation of new and better jobs. Contents Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................................v Abbreviations and Acronyms..............................................................................................................vii Key Messages ......................................................................................................................................... ix Overview ..................................................................................................................................................1 Cambodia Has Transformed Once, Vision 2050 Sets the Next Ambition .......................................1 A New Productivity-Led Growth and Jobs Model Is Needed ............................................................4 The Entry Point: Productive Firms Able to Compete Globally ..........................................................5 The Foundation: A Skilled and Adaptable Workforce .......................................................................8 The choice is Cambodia’s: ambitious reform can deliver Vision 2050 ............................................9 Chapter 1: Macroeconomic Features of Growth and Jobs ............................................................. 11 1.1. Resetting Growth for Vision 2050 ............................................................................................. 11 1.2. Shifting to Productivity-Led Growth ......................................................................................... 13 1.3. Reigniting Structural Transformation....................................................................................... 15 1.4. Creating Better Jobs for the Future .......................................................................................... 17 1.5. Financing the Transition ............................................................................................................ 17 Chapter 2: Microeconomic Features of Growth and Jobs .............................................................. 21 2.1. Firm Productivity and the Business Environment................................................................... 21 2.2. Patterns of Firm Productivity in Cambodia.............................................................................. 24 2.3. End-State Vision for Cambodia’s Business Environment........................................................ 27 Theme 1: Enhance Allocative Efficiency by Easing Firm Entry and Exit............................................... 27 2.4. Priority A – Firm Registration Costs and Barriers .................................................................... 27 2.5. Priority B – Firm restructuring .................................................................................................. 29 Theme 2: Enable Established Firms to Grow and Become More Productive ...................................... 30 2.6. Priority C – Market Competition and Firm Investment ........................................................... 30 2.7. Priority D – Input Costs .............................................................................................................. 33 2.8. Priority E – Bureaucratic Costs and Risks................................................................................. 34 Chapter 3: The Trade Transformatio

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Cambodia Country Growth and Jobs Report (CGJR/CEM3.0)?

It supports client countries in designing and implementing a strategy to accelerate economic growth and create new and better jobs, aligned with Vision 2050.

What is the core growth and jobs approach highlighted in the report?

A new productivity-led growth and jobs model, built on productive firms that can compete globally and a skilled, adaptable workforce.

Which reform areas does the report cover beyond macroeconomic and microeconomic features?

It addresses trade transformation needs, workforce and skills transformation, and provides a reform road map linking policy recommendations to impacts on growth and jobs.

Jul 19, 2026

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