Foreign arrivals soar to record high in 2025
VGP - Viet Nam welcomed nearly 21.2 million foreign visitors in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 20.4 percent and up 17.8 percent compared to the pre-pandemic period in 2019, according to the National Statistics Office.
The record foreign arrivals makes 2025 a golden year for the tourism sector.
Foreign arrivals by air exceeded 17.8 million, accounting for 84.3 percent and up 20.2 percent; by land nearly 3.1 million, making up 14.4 percent; and by sea 273,900, accounting for 1.3 percent.
Asia remained the largest source market with 16.6 million arrivals, making up 78.6 percent, followed by Europe with 2.8 million (13.1 percent), the Latin America with 1.1 million (5.2 percent), Oceania with 0.6 million (2.9 percent), and Africa with 56,000 (0.3 percent).
By country, China was Viet Nam's largest source market with 5.3 million arrivals, accounting for about one quarter of total foreign visitors. South Korea came second with 4.3 million arrivals, making up 20.5 percent.
Revenue from accommodation and food services last year was estimated at VND 843.1 trillion (nearly US$32.1 billion), accounting for 12 percent of total retail sales of consumer goods and services and increasing by 14.6 percent compared with the previous year.
Revenue from travel and tourism services hit VND 93.9 trillion (US$3.6 billion), making up 1.4 percent and a year-on-year increase of 20.2 percent./.
