Driver Overview
This section shows a country’s rank, ranking change and score for each of the eight drivers. It also categorises each country’s driver performance on a scale from “Emerging” (score from 0-20) to “Global Leader” (score from 80-100).
Rank
Score /100
Best practice
Metric Overview
Strengths
Infrastructure investment
Investment in infrastructure is a priority for Cambodia, at 8.7% of GDP per annum, one of the highest investment rates among all InfraCompass 2020 countries. It is unclear if the COVID-19 pandemic will impact these efforts.
Financial stability
Cambodia’s financial stability is satisfactory. It is equivalent to the Lower Middle Income Countries’ average of 83. A stable financial system facilitates the smooth flow of funds between infrastructure assets and investors.
Strength of insolvency framework
Cambodia has a framework for reorganisation and bankruptcy which governs formal insolvency. This protects investors and helps attract investment for potential infrastructure projects.
Top Performing Metrics
Top Performing Metrics
This is defined by the metrics with the highest unweighted score out of 100.
Activity:
Infrastructure investment
Financial markets:
Financial stability
Regulatory frameworks:
Strength of insolvency framework
Opportunities to Grow
Transparency in public procurement
Cambodia does not make public procurement notices available online that detail both procurement procedures and shortlisting criteria. A more transparent process could encourage more participation and competition, which drive value for money.
Cost to start a business
According to the World Bank, the cost of starting a business in Cambodia is 53% of income per capita, one of the most expensive in InfraCompass 2020 countries. Lowering start-up costs could ease the entry of new firms.
Market sounding and/or assessment
According to the World Bank, there is no formal requirement for a market sounding process in Cambodia. Adding one could allow the government to determine if there is an interest from investors and lenders to provide commercial financing for projects.
Metrics to Improve
Metrics to Improve
This is defined by the metrics with the lowest weighted score out of 100, such that these metrics would have the greatest impact on the overall score.
For metrics that have binary outcomes (yes=100/no=0), no comparative income group average is reported.
Procurement:
Transparency in public procurement
Permits:
Cost to start a business
Planning:
Market sounding and/or assessment
Detailed Data
This section shows country data for each of the 41 metrics. The figures in brackets denote the change in score since InfraCompass 2017.
Note that all data has been normalised on a scale of 1-100. For raw metric data, please download the complete InfraCompass 2020 dataset.
Where relevant, some metric scores have been inverted, such that all metrics have positive relationships with good infrastructure outcomes. For example, since lower compliance costs make it easier to invest in infrastructure, the normalised value of ‘number of procedures to start a business’ has been reversed such that lower number of procedures are scored closer to 100, and higher numbers closer to 0. In other words, a score of 0 indicates a poor performance, rather than 0 number of procedures.
28.2%
The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recovered by secured creditors through reorganisation, liquidation or debt enforcement (foreclosure or receivership) proceedings.
20.7%
World Governance Composite Indicator reflecting perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence. The rule of law reflects whether the law imposes limits of power on the state, private sector and individuals.
18.1%
Whether the country conducts post-completion reviews on infrastructure projects to ensure the forecast outcomes are being achieved.
15.1%
Measures the governance practices that protect shareholders through three dimensions: the extent of shareholder rights index (shareholders’ rights and role in major corporate decisions), the extent of ownership and control index (governance safeguards protecting shareholders from undue board control and entrenchment), and the extent of corporate transparency index (corporate transparency on ownership stakes).
12.8%
Political stability and absence of violence score
Measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.
5%
Whether an infrastructure agency exists to coordinate an integrated approach to infrastructure delivery and policy.
Cambodia
Lower-middle Income Countries Average
Description
The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recovered by secured creditors through reorganisation, liquidation or debt enforcement (foreclosure or receivership) proceedings.
Weighting (% of Driver)
28.2%
Source Link
Description
World Governance Composite Indicator reflecting perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence. The rule of law reflects whether the law imposes limits of power on the state, private sector and individuals.
Weighting (% of Driver)
20.7%
Description
Whether the country conducts post-completion reviews on infrastructure projects to ensure the forecast outcomes are being achieved.
Weighting (% of Driver)
18.1%
Source Link
Description
Measures the governance practices that protect shareholders through three dimensions: the extent of shareholder rights index (shareholders’ rights and role in major corporate decisions), the extent of ownership and control index (governance safeguards protecting shareholders from undue board control and entrenchment), and the extent of corporate transparency index (corporate transparency on ownership stakes).
Weighting (% of Driver)
15.1%
Source Link
Description
Measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.
Weighting (% of Driver)
12.8%
Description
Whether an infrastructure agency exists to coordinate an integrated approach to infrastructure delivery and policy.
Weighting (% of Driver)
5%
Source Link
Country Overview Data
1,662 USD
Population15.8 million persons
Population15.8 million persons
54.9 (0-100 best)
Infrastructure investment7.6% of GDP
Infrastructure gap3.3% of GDP
26.7 USD billion
GDP growth rate7.0%
GDP per capita growth rate7.7%
Gross Government Debt30.0% of GDP
Inflation rate2.2%
Summary credit rating30.0 (0-100 best)
Unemployment rate1.0%
Urbanisation ratio23.0% of total population
Road connectivity61.9 (0-100 best)
3.6 (1-7 best)
Efficiency of air transport services3.7 (1-7 best)
Efficiency of seaport services3.6 (1-7 best)
Electricity access60.6% of population
Electricity supply quality13.0% of output lost
Exposure to unsafe drinking water40.5% of population
Reliability of water supply4.5 (1-7 best)
Digital Adoption Index0.4 (0-1 best)
Mobile-broadband subscriptions82.8 per 100 population
Fixed-broadband Internet subscriptions1.0 per 100 population