Key highlights of the tourism statistics report for March 2025:
Total international tourist arrivals increased by 16.1% YoY to 1,838,208 visitors and arrivals from ASEAN increased by 8.5% YoY to 973,910 visitors in the first quarter of 2025, representing recovery rates of 97.9% and 188.1% respectively compared to the same period in 2019
Of the top 10 markets, Thailand was the highest at 27.3%, followed by Vietnam (16.6%), China (15.6%), U.S.A (4.0%), Lao PDR (3.5%), Korea (3.4%), France (2.8%), U.K (2.7%), Indonesia (2.2%) and Japan (1.9%)
These top 10 markets accounted for 80.0% of total tourist arrivals, an increase of 14.5% YoY to 1,471,279 visitors in the first quarter of 2025
Arrivals via air and land / waterways increased by 23.0% YoY to 789,384 visitors and 11.5% YoY to 1,048,824 visitors in the first quarter of 2025, representing recovery rates of 60.8% and 181.2% respectively compared to the same period in 2019
Arrivals via Phnom Penh International Airport increased by 26.3% YoY to 544,764 visitors in the first quarter of 2025, representing a recovery rate of 93.6% compared to the same period in 2019
Arrivals from China increased by 50.6% YoY to 286,156 visitors in the first quarter of 2025, representing a recovery rate of 41.9% compared to the same period in 2019
International business-related travels into Cambodia increased by 33.4% YoY to 419,823 visitors in the first quarter of 2025, with the top 5 markets coming from China (46.9%), Vietnam (20.3%), Indonesia (6.4%), Thailand (5.0%) and Taiwan (3.6%), representing a recovery rate of 132.2% compared to the same period in 2019
International business-related travels coming from China increased by 47.4% YoY to 196,976 visitors in the first quarter of 2025, representing a recovery rate of 81.3% compared to the same period in 2019
(Source: Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia)
Thailand
Vietnam
China
Lao PDR
U.S.A
Korea
Indonesia
France
U.K
Japan
2024
2,146,674
1,340,587
848,952
334,448
214,529
192,305
166,795
131,738
115,148
112,718
2023
1,820,460
1,019,812
547,798
372,285
184,870
170,171
127,178
106,625
96,973
86,411
share(%)
32.0
20.0
12.7
5.0
3.2
2.9
2.5
2.0
1.7
1.7
change(%)
17.9
31.5
55.0
-10.2
16.0
13.0
31.2
23.6
18.7
30.4
Key highlights of the tourism statistics report for December 2024:
Total international tourist arrivals increased by 22.9% YoY to 6,700,125 visitors and arrivals from ASEAN increased by 19.2% YoY to 4,235,631 visitors in 2024, representing recovery rates of 101.4% and 190.1% respectively compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of December 2024, total international tourist arrivals and arrivals from ASEAN were 699,068 and 436,263 visitors, representing a sequential increase of 11.6% and 19.2% respectively compared to the month of November 2024
Of the top 10 markets, Thailand was the highest at 32.0%, followed by Vietnam (20.0%), China (12.7%), Lao PDR (5.0%), U.S.A (3.2%), Korea (2.9%), Indonesia (2.5%), France (2.0%), U.K (1.7%) and Japan (1.7%)
These top 10 markets accounted for 83.6% of total tourist arrivals, an increase of 23.6% YoY to 5,603,894 visitors in 2024
Arrivals via air and land / waterways increased by 28.4% YoY to 2,396,937 visitors and 20.0% YoY to 4,303,188 visitors in 2024, representing recovery rates of 54.4% and 195.0% respectively compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of December 2024, arrivals via air and land / waterways were 244,744 visitors and 454,324 visitors, representing a sequential increase of 0.8% and 18.5% respectively compared to the month of November 2024
Arrivals via Phnom Penh International Airport increased by 28.3% YoY to 1,752,583 visitors in 2024, representing a recovery rate of 84.6% compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of December 2024, arrivals via Phnom Penh International Airport was 165,082 visitors, representing a sequential increase of 1.3% compared to the month of November 2024
Arrivals from China increased by 55.0% YoY to 848,952 visitors in 2024, representing a recovery rate of 35.9% compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of December 2024, arrivals from China was 79,177 visitors, representing a sequential increase of 1.5% compared to the month of November 2024
International business-related travels into Cambodia increased by 37.8% YoY to 1,393,198 visitors in 2024, with the top 5 markets coming from China (41.9%), Vietnam (21.8%), Indonesia (8.2%), Thailand (5.3%) and Taiwan (3.4%), representing a recovery rate of 101.6% compared to the same period in 2019
International business-related travels coming from China increased by 48.2% YoY to 584,138 visitors in 2024, representing a recovery rate of 55.8% compared to the same period in 2019