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Cambodia Tourism Statistics for November 2026
Cambodia received 5.57 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, 16.9% fewer than the record 6.70 million of 2024, while international tourism receipts rose 6.6% to US$3.88 billion. Vietnam (1.22 million) and China (1.20 million) were the largest markets, and arrivals by land fell 37.8%. In January–September 2026 there were 2.46 million arrivals, 43.7% fewer than a year earlier.
How many people visit Cambodia, where they come from, what they spend and when they travel, compiled from the latest official statistics. Full sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Headline numbers are for 2025, the most recent full year, with 2026 year-to-date where available.
Inbound visitors
International visitors to Cambodia
Cambodia received 5.57 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, 16.9% fewer than the record 6.70 million of 2024 and below the 6.61 million of 2019. Arrivals fell to 196,495 in 2021, during the pandemic. The first five months of 2025 were mostly ahead of 2024, and every month from June onwards was lower than a year earlier.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.61m | pre-pandemic |
| 2020 | 1.31m | pandemic |
| 2021 | 0.20m | pandemic |
| 2022 | 2.28m | |
| 2023 | 5.45m | |
| 2024 | 6.70m | record |
| 2025 | 5.57m |
Arrivals count international tourists entering by air, land and waterway, by country of residence. In 2025 air arrivals rose 19.2% to 2,857,716 (51.3% of the total), while land arrivals fell 37.8% to 2,622,305 (47.1%) and waterway arrivals were 89,731. From late June 2025 Thailand restricted travellers, including tourists, at its land border checkpoints with Cambodia. 2026 so far: 2,464,033 arrivals in January–September (provisional), 43.7% fewer than in the same months of 2025.
Visitor spending
What international visitors spend
International tourism receipts reached US$3.88 billion in 2025, 6.6% more than the US$3.64 billion of 2024, although arrivals fell. Receipts remain below the US$4.92 billion of 2019. The measure is the official annual estimate of international tourism receipts, in nominal US dollars.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US$4.92bn | pre-pandemic peak |
| 2020 | US$1.02bn | pandemic |
| 2021 | US$184m | pandemic |
| 2022 | US$1.42bn | |
| 2023 | US$3.08bn | |
| 2024 | US$3.64bn | |
| 2025 | US$3.88bn | +6.6% |
Figures in millions of US dollars as published in the annual tourism series (2025: US$3,878 million). The tourism sector share of GDP was 9.8% in 2025, up from 9.4% in 2024, against 12.1% in 2019. No official receipts figure for 2026 so far was found.
Source markets
Where Cambodia's visitors come from
Vietnam was the largest market in 2025 with 1.22 million arrivals, just ahead of China with 1.20 million, which grew 41.5%. Arrivals from Thailand fell 52.4% to 1.02 million and those from Laos by 60.7%. Bars show 2025 arrivals; the muted figure is the change on 2024.
Markets are by country of residence. Southeast Asia accounted for 2.77 million arrivals in 2025 (−34.5%) and Europe for 684,386 (+3.2%). 2026 so far (January–September, provisional): Vietnam 651,486 (−28.1%), China 643,314 (−27.6%), United States 140,276 (−5.6%) and Thailand 52,114 (−94.7%).
Why they come
Purpose of visit
Holidays were the purpose of visit for 69.9% of international tourist arrivals in 2025 and business for 27.9%. The remaining 2.2% travelled for other purposes.
- Holiday 70%
- Business 28%
- Other purposes 2%
Shares of the 5,569,752 arrivals in 2025: holiday 3,893,767, business 1,551,791 and other purposes 124,194. Business travel made up 61.6% of arrivals from China (739,709 of 1,201,681).
Seasonality
When they visit
February was the busiest month of 2025, with 652,091 international arrivals, followed by January (611,894). September was the quietest, with 327,239. Arrivals fell sharply from June, and every month from June to December was lower than in 2024.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 612k | |
| Feb | 652k | peak |
| Mar | 574k | |
| Apr | 565k | |
| May | 547k | |
| Jun | 414k | |
| Jul | 347k | |
| Aug | 338k | |
| Sep | 327k | low |
| Oct | 373k | |
| Nov | 423k | |
| Dec | 397k |
The months add up to the annual 5,569,752. The pattern in 2025 differs from earlier years: in 2024 December was the busiest month (699,068) and September the quietest (509,474). In 2026, January was the busiest month so far, with 378,818 arrivals (provisional).
Regions
Foreign visitor arrivals by tourism region, 2025
Phnom Penh recorded 1.89 million foreign visitor arrivals in 2025, the most of any tourism region, followed by Siem Reap Angkor with 955,131. Foreign visitor arrivals in the coastal zone rose 35.0% to 631,457, while Phnom Penh fell 16.9%. Bars show foreign visitor arrivals; the muted figure is Cambodian visitor arrivals.
Visitor arrivals counted at tourism regions in 2025. Foreign visitor arrivals across all regions totalled 3,742,789 (−6.1%) and Cambodian visitor arrivals 25,161,430 (+11.7%). A visitor who goes to more than one region can be counted in each. Changes on 2024 for foreign visitors: Phnom Penh −16.9%, Siem Reap Angkor −6.7%, Preah Sihanouk +30.4%.
Accommodation
Hotels & occupancy
Hotel occupancy averaged 59.1% in 2025, down from 77.8% in 2024, and international tourists stayed 6.2 days on average, against 7.1 days a year earlier. Accommodation businesses had 95,588 rooms in 2025.
Economic impact
Tourism in Cambodia's economy
Tourism accounted for 9.8% of GDP in 2025 and for 420,000 direct jobs. Domestic tourism grew while inbound fell: Cambodian tourists numbered 25.16 million, up 11.7%, and Cambodian residents made 1.36 million trips abroad, down 26.4%.
Tourism establishments in 2025 included 2,301 restaurants and 652 tour operator and travel agency licences, and there were 6,605 tour guides. Domestic tourists are counted as Cambodian visitor arrivals at tourism regions.
At a glance
Fast facts
- 51.3% Share of international arrivals by air (2025)
- +41.5% Growth in arrivals from China (2025)
- 955,131 Foreign visitor arrivals in Siem Reap Angkor (2025)
- 40.1% Share of international arrivals who were women (2025)
- 6.2 days Average length of stay of international tourists (2025)
- −94.7% Change in arrivals from Thailand, Jan–Sep 2026 (provisional)
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How many tourists visit Cambodia each year?
Cambodia received 5.57 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, 16.9% fewer than the record 6.70 million of 2024 and below the 6.61 million of 2019. In January–September 2026 there were 2.46 million arrivals (provisional), 43.7% fewer than in the same months of 2025.
How much money does tourism bring to Cambodia?
International tourism receipts were US$3.88 billion in 2025, up 6.6% on 2024 and below the US$4.92 billion of 2019. The tourism sector accounted for 9.8% of GDP and 420,000 direct jobs in 2025.
Which country sends the most tourists to Cambodia?
Vietnam, with 1,222,101 arrivals in 2025, just ahead of China with 1,201,681 (up 41.5%). Thailand was third with 1,022,743, down 52.4%. In January–September 2026 Vietnam (651,486) and China (643,314) were again the two largest markets.
Why did tourist arrivals to Cambodia fall in 2025?
The fall was in land arrivals, which dropped 37.8%, while air arrivals rose 19.2%. Arrivals from Thailand fell 52.4% and from Laos 60.7%. From late June 2025 Thailand restricted travellers, including tourists, at its land border checkpoints with Cambodia, and every month from June onwards was below the same month of 2024.
How many tourists visit Angkor Wat each year?
The Siem Reap Angkor tourism region, which includes the Angkor temples, recorded 955,131 foreign visitor arrivals in 2025, down 6.7%, and 3.25 million Cambodian visitor arrivals. Siem Reap Angkor International Airport handled 672,031 international tourist arrivals.
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Cambodia Tourism Statistics (2026). Visitors, spending and trends. Last reviewed 2 November 2026. https://www.globaltourismstatistics.com/cambodia
<a href="https://www.globaltourismstatistics.com/cambodia">Cambodia Tourism Statistics</a> Notes & sources
Methodology & sources
This page compiles publicly available official statistics from the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia (Tourism Statistics Department); the sources for every figure are listed below. Caveats:
- Figures for 2025 come from the ministry's Tourism Statistics Report for the year 2025 and its one-page summary of 2025 indicators (signed May 2026). The 2025 values are unchanged in the report for the first nine months of 2026, the latest available on 2 November 2026, which is also the source of the 2026 figures. 2026 figures are provisional.
- International tourist arrivals are counted at Cambodia's air, land and waterway entry points and classified by country of residence, not nationality, and by stated purpose of visit. Air arrivals are split by Phnom Penh (Techo International Airport in the 2026 reports), Siem Reap Angkor and Sihanouk international airports.
- On 23 June 2025 the Thai military announced restrictions on vehicles, tourists and traders at all land border checkpoints in seven Thai provinces bordering Cambodia, with humanitarian exemptions (as reported by Reuters on 24 June 2025). This page does not attribute specific numbers to that measure. It shows the official arrivals by mode of transport and market, in which land arrivals fell 37.8% in 2025 and arrivals from Thailand fell 94.7% in January–September 2026.
- International tourism receipts and the tourism sector share of GDP are the ministry's published annual figures, in nominal US dollars. The reports do not describe the estimation method. Figures are not adjusted for inflation.
- The 25.16 million domestic tourists in 2025 is the total of Cambodian visitor arrivals at tourism regions (25,161,430). Regional figures count arrivals at each region, so a traveller visiting several regions can be counted more than once.
- No official monthly receipts, 2026 receipts or 2026 occupancy figures were found. Hotel occupancy and average length of stay are national annual figures; the reports do not describe how they are measured.
Primary sources
- Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia: Tourism Statistics Report, Year 2025 : Annual series 1993–2025 (arrivals, average length of stay, hotel occupancy, international tourism receipts, tourism share of GDP), arrivals by month, by port of entry and by country of residence and purpose of visit, outbound tourism and domestic and foreign visitor arrivals by region, January–December 2025.
- Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia: Tourism indicators and statistics for 2025 : One-page official summary of 2025 indicators: international, domestic and outbound tourists, tourism establishments, international tourism receipts and direct tourism jobs, signed May 2026.
- Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia: Tourism Statistics Report, first nine months of 2026 : International tourist arrivals by month, port of entry and country of residence, January–September 2026 (provisional), with the revised 1993–2025 annual series.
- Tuoi Tre News (Reuters report): Thailand closes border crossings with Cambodia as dispute deepens : News report of 24 June 2025 on the Thai military statement restricting vehicles, tourists and traders at all land border checkpoints in seven provinces bordering Cambodia.