Key highlights of the tourism statistics report for October 2025:

• Total international tourist arrivals and arrivals from ASEAN decreased 11.6% and 28.1% YoY to 4,750,075 visitors and 2,467,171 visitors respectively, in the first ten months of 2025, representing recovery rates of 89.7% and 146.4% respectively compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of October 2025, total international tourist arrivals and arrivals from ASEAN recorded sequential MoM increases of 13.9% and 7.2% to 372,609 visitors and 156,869 visitors respectively, compared to the month of September 2025
• Of the top 10 markets, Vietnam was the leader at 21.3%, followed by China (21.1%), Thailand (21.0%), U.S.A (3.4%), Korea (2.9%), Lao PDR (2.7%), Indonesia (2.7%), France (2.3%), U.K (2.2%) and Japan (1.8%)
• These top 10 markets accounted for 81.3% of total tourist arrivals, a decrease of 14.8% YoY to 3,860,750 visitors in the first ten months of 2025
• Arrivals by air increased 21.7% YoY to 2,324,136 visitors, while arrivals by land / waterways decreased 30.0% YoY to 2,425,939 visitors in the first ten months of 2025, representing recovery rates of 62.6% and 153.1% respectively, compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of October 2025, arrivals by air and arrivals by land / waterways saw sequential MoM increases of 18.1% and 7.0% to 240,100 visitors and 132,509 visitors respectively, compared to the month of September 2025
• Arrivals via Phnom Penh International Airport increased 23.1% YoY to 1,752,993 visitors in the first ten months of 2025, representing a recovery rate of 101.6% compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of October 2025, arrivals via Phnom Penh International Airport saw a sequential MoM increase of 10.1% to 176,572 visitors compared to the month of September 2025
• Arrivals from China increased 44.6% YoY to 1,000,284 visitors in the first ten months of 2025, representing a recovery rate of 49.4% compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of October 2025, arrivals from China saw a sequential MoM increase of 6.8% to 111,195 visitors compared to the month of September 2025
• International business-related travels to Cambodia increased 13.7% YoY to 1,313,862 visitors in the first ten months of 2025, with the top 5 markets coming from China (47.4%), Vietnam (19.0%), Indonesia (6.3%), Thailand (4.2%) and Taiwan (3.5%), representing a recovery rate of 108.7% compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of October 2025, international business-related travels into Cambodia saw a marginal sequential MoM decrease of 0.5% to 126,636 visitors compared to the month of September 2025
• International business-related travels coming from China (which comprise 62.3% of total arrivals from China) increased 28.8% YoY to 622,814 visitors in the first ten months of 2025, representing a recovery rate of 66.5% compared to the same period in 2019. For the month of October 2025, international business-related travels coming from China saw a sequential MoM increase of 5.1% to 67,097 visitors compared to the month of September 2025

(Source: Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia)

 

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

(Source: Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia)