Category: Reviews

- In December 2025, Viet Nam welcomed more than 2 million international visitors, adding to the total number of nearly 21.2 million in 2025, representing a 20.4% increase compared to 2024 and exceeding the pre-pandemic level of 2019 by 17.8%. This is the highest number of international visitors ever recorded in Viet Nam, underscoring the tourism sector’s significant contribution to the growth of the economy. Accordingly, arrivals by air reached over 17.8 million, accounting for 84.3% of total international visitors and increasing by 20.2% year on year. Arrivals by land totaled nearly 3.1 million, representing 14.4% of the total and rising by 22.6%, while arrivals by sea reached 273.9 thousand, accounting for 1.3% and increasing by 10.4%. In terms of regional composition, Asia continued to be the primary source region, contributing 16.6 million visitors (78.6%). This was followed by Europe with 2.8 million arrivals (13.1%), the Americas with 1.1 million (5.2%), Oceania with 0.6 million (2.9%), and Africa with 56 thousand arrivals (0.3%). China continued to be Viet Nam’s largest source market, contributing 5.3 million visitors - approximately one quarter of total international arrivals. South Korea ranked second with 4.3 million arrivals, accounting for 20.5%. Other major source markets among the top ten included Taiwan (1.2 million), the United States (849 thousand), Japan (814 thousand), India (746 thousand), Russia (690 thousand), Cambodia (687 thousand), Malaysia (574 thousand), and Australia (548 thousand). Key Growth Drivers Top 10 international markets of 2025 (thousand arrivals) Source: Compiled from National Statistics Office's data In 2025, large-scale Asian markets served as the primary drivers of international tourism growth. Notable increases were recorded from China (+41.3% compared to 2024), Japan (+14.4%), and India (+48.9%). South Korea experienced a slight decline of 5.2%. Short-haul markets in Southeast Asia recorded particularly strong growth, including the Philippines (+81.3%), Cambodia