The business operations of companies in the Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (RGPPSEZ) demonstrated positive momentum in 2025. The export of products manufactured in RGPPSEZ reached a total value of over $2 billion, up 14.09% over 2024.

Exports from the zone account for approximately 7% of Cambodia’s total export value.

A January 15 press release from RGPPSEZ noted that the Kingdom’s exports to international markets over the past five years have recorded strong and increasingly stable growth. This reflects the expansion of the industrial base, improvements in infrastructure and the integration of Cambodian-made products into regional and global supply chains.

It added that despite global uncertainties during this period, Cambodia’s total export value rose significantly, reaching over $31 billion in 2025, compared with just over $19 billion in 2021.

It explained that within this positive national trend, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ Plc. (PPSP) — which developed the zone — has made an increasingly important contribution to Cambodia’s export performance. Exports generated by the 91 manufacturers from 15 countries operating within RGPPSEZ have grown rapidly over the same period, more than tripling between 2021 and 2025. They span key sectors like electronics, automotive parts, garments, footwear and other light industries.

“In 2025 alone, exports from RGPPSEZ reached $2.14 billion, approximately 7% of Cambodia’s total export value and reinforcing the Zone’s position as one of the country’s leading industrial and export hubs,” it said.

As of December 2025, more than 55,000 workers were employed within the zone, supporting household incomes, skills development and inclusive economic growth.

“As we step into the new year, let us remember that personal growth and collective harmony go hand in hand. True strength lies not only in improving ourselves, but also in contributing to peace, unity and stability, especially during this critical time for Cambodia,” said Kith Meng, Chairman of PPSP.

He added that from 2026 onward, PPSP will continue to expand new SEZs in other provinces.

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Reporter: Hin Pisei

Publication date: 16 January 2026

Source: The Phnom Penh Post