Investment Guide to Real Estate in Cambodia 2025
- Andrew Millar
- May 20, 2025
- 2 min read
DFDL Cambodia
Report Description
20th May 2025 (PDF, 54 pages)
This guide by DFDL Cambodia provides investors, developers and decision-makers with an in-depth overview of Cambodia’s real estate landscape, placing regulatory changes, market opportunities and investment pathways within the wider context of the country’s ongoing economic modernisation and urban transformation.
Summary
The guide explores Cambodia’s real estate sector across legal, regulatory, tax and operational dimensions, drawing on current laws, zoning rules and sector-specific licensing frameworks. It also examines the opportunities and constraints shaping residential, commercial and industrial development, offering investors a practical reference for navigating the country’s fast-changing investment environment:
The guide highlights Cambodia’s real estate market resilience despite construction slowdowns, supported by 5.8% GDP growth in 2024.
Foreign investors face restrictions on land ownership but can utilise trusts or long-term leases to structure compliant investments.
The regulatory framework governing co-owned buildings allows foreigners to hold up to 70% of units, excluding ground and basement floors.
Cambodia’s digital land registration reforms introduce QR-coded certificates and expanding online cadastral services, strengthening transparency.
The new Environmental Code (2023) mandates stricter EIA processes and consolidates existing environmental laws into 12 books.
Sub-Decree 50 (2023) and Prakas 047 (2023) overhaul real estate development licensing, introducing business security guarantees and enhanced oversight.
The expansion of 49 Special Economic Zones, hosting more than 180,000 jobs, continues to position Cambodia as a regional logistics and manufacturing hub.
About the Investment Guide to Real Estate
The Investment Guide to Real Estate in Cambodia series provides structured, practitioner-focused analysis of the country’s evolving real estate framework.
Each edition outlines significant regulatory updates, sector-specific obligations and practical mechanisms for ownership and development. The series is designed to support both new and experienced investors seeking clarity and compliance in Cambodia’s maturing property market.
About DFDL Cambodia
DFDL is a leading regional law firm specialising in legal, tax and investment advisory services across Southeast Asia.
The organisation is recognised for its deep expertise in cross-border transactions and sector-specific regulatory frameworks.
With more than 25 years of experience in Cambodia, DFDL provides authoritative guidance to investors navigating complex legal environments.