Cambodia and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Cambodian farmers find reasons to stay on the land
In Cambodia, farmers are gaining access to the technology, markets, credit, and knowledge that they need to earn better incomes.
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Building Trust and Confidence in Cambodia’s Financial Sector
For nearly two decades, ADB's Financial Sector Program has helped strengthen Cambodia’s legal framework and expand access to finance.
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Expanding Access to Affordable Electricity in Cambodia
New transmission lines light up towns as cross-border energy cooperation links Cambodia and Viet Nam grids.
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Cambodia and ADB: from Rehabilitation to Inclusive Growth
As Cambodia’s largest multilateral development partner, ADB has supported the country's government in reconstruction and development since the Paris Peace Agreement in 1991.
In recent years, Cambodia has moved closer to lower-middle-income status through resounding economic growth. This has been driven by solid performances in garment manufacture, tourism, paddy and milled rice, and construction. While this growth is expected to continue in 2016, the economy remains vulnerable to external shocks and natural disasters. Although the poverty rate fell between 2007 and 2012, from about 50% to below 20%, more than 70% of Cambodians still live on less than $3 a day, which means that many of them remain vulnerable to falling back into poverty.
Under the country partnership strategy for 2014-2018, ADB will continue to support the government’s economic reform priorities and help promote inclusive growth.
Cambodia is a member of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).
Latest
Ministers Endorse $64 Billion Project Plan Under Strategy for Mekong
Ministers from the six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion today endorsed a five-year action plan framework that includes $64 billion in projects to help the subregion achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development.
This discussion paper focuses on the urban aspects of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) corridor development and what will be needed to bolster the competitiveness of the region.
Fostering Competitive Cities and Urban Areas in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Building Inclusive Economic Clusters Sustainably
Ministers Agree to Step Up Cooperation on Boosting Food Safety in Mekong
Agriculture ministers in the Greater Mekong Subregion today endorsed a 5-year strategy and action plan to build a region-wide food safety system.
Projects in Cambodia
Proposed
- Second Decentralized Public Service and Financial Management Sector Development Program, Subprogram 1
- Irrigated Agriculture Improvement Project
- Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project
- Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project - Additional Financing
- Preparing the Second Upper Secondary Education Sector Development Program
Activities
Regulatory Impact Assessment Discussed at Regional Workshop 
CARM Briefed Students from Dokkyo University, Japan 
Executive Director Shivaji Visited Cambodia -
15.25
Population in Cambodia, in millions (2016)
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14%
Population living below the national poverty line in Cambodia (2015)
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1.3%
Average annual population growth rate in Cambodia (2011-2016)
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161
Maternal Mortality Ratio in Cambodia, per 100,000 live births (2015)