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Tourism in Vietnam is a component of the modern Vietnamese economy. In 2019, Vietnam received 18 million international arrivals, up from 2.1 million in the year 2000. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is following a long-term plan to diversify the tourism industry, which brings foreign exchange into the country.[1]
Tourist arrivals in Vietnam have continued to rise in recent years. In 2008, Vietnam received 4.218 million international tourists, in 2009 the number was 3.8 million, down 11%. In 2012, Vietnam received 6.84 million tourists.[2] This was a 13% increase from 2011 figure of 6 million international visitors, which was itself a rise of 2 million visitors relative to 2010 arrivals. In 2016, Vietnam welcomed 10 million international visitors which represented a 26% increase from the previous year.[3][4] In 2019, Vietnam with 18 million international visitors was the fifth most visited country in the Asia-Pacific region as per the World Tourism rankings released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization.[5]
Tourism in the economy
Tourism is important in Vietnam. For backpackers, culture and nature lovers, beach-lovers, military soldiers and veterans, Vietnam has become a new tourist destination in Southeast Asia. Local and international tour operators offer tours to ethnic minority groups, walking and bicycle tours, photography tours, kayak trips and multi-country trips in particular with neighboring Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Foreign tourists have been able to travel freely in the country since 1997.
The economy of Vietnam has transformed from an agrarian to a service economy. More than a third of gross domestic product is generated by services, which include the hotel and catering industry and transportation. The manufacturing and construction (28 percent), agriculture and fisheries (20 percent) and mining (10 percent) have much smaller shares.[6]
Tourism contributes 4.5 percent to gross domestic product (as of 2007). After heavy industry and urban development, most foreign investment in Vietnam has been concentrated in tourism, especially in hotel projects.[7] According to usual report of World Tourism and Travel Council, tourism contributed 6.6 percent to GDP equal VND 279,287 billion (03/2016) which has important contribution promoting development of related sectors such as transportation, entertainment, cuisine etc.
Tourism statistics
International visitors
Data source: Ministry of Culture, Sport & Tourism[8]
Year | Tourist Arrivals |
Change |
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6/2024 | 8,832,271 | 64,9%[9] |
2023 | 12,602,434 | 44,2%[10] |
2022 | 3,440,019 | 98,2%[10] |
2021 | 3.500 | −99%[10] |
2020 | 3,686,779 | −78%[10] |
2019 | 18,008,591 | 16.2%[10] |
2018 | 15,497,791 | 19.9%[11] |
2017 | 12,922,151 | 29.1%[12] |
2016 | 10,012,735 | 26% |
2015 | 7,943,651 | 0.9% |
2014 | 7,874,312 | 4% |
2013 | 7,572,352 | 10.60% |
2012 | 6,847,678 | 10.8% |
2011 | 6,014,032 | 19.1% |
2010 | 5,049,855 | 34.8% |
2009 | 3,772,359 | −10.9% |
2008 | 4,253,740 | 0.6% |
2007 | 4,171,564 | 16% |
2006 | 3,583,486 | 3% |
2005 | 3,467,757 | 18.4% |
2004 | 2,927,876 | 20.5% |
2003 | 2,429,600 | −7.6% |
2002 | 2,628,200 | 12.8% |
2001 | 2,330,800 | 8.9% |
2000 | 2,140,100 | 20.0% |
1999 | 1,781,800 | 17.2% |
1998 | 1,520,100 | −11.4% |
1997 | 1,715,600 | 6.7% |
1996 | 1,607,200 | 18.9% |
1995 | 1,351,300 |
Top 31 International Visitors in Vietnam
Data Source: Ministry of Culture, Sport & Tourism[13]
Country | 6/2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 3/2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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2,281,679 | 3,595,062 | 769,167 | 819,089 | 4,290,802 | 3,485,406 | 2,415,245 | 1,543,883 | 1,152,349 | 849,384 |
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1,891,096 | 1,743,204 | 71,862 | 871,819 | 6,806,425 | 4,966,468 | 4,008,253 | 2,696,848 | 1,771,654 | 1,949,433 |
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630,428 | 851,024 | 89,463 | 192,216 | 926,744 | 714,112 | 616,232 | 507,301 | 425,060 | 391,040 |
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415,100 | 717,073 | 215,274 | 172,706 | 746,171 | 687,226 | 614,117 | 552,644 | 492,847 | 445,945 |
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335,638 | 589,522 | 128,764 | 200,346 | 951,962 | 826,674 | 798,119 | 740,592 | 677,477 | 648,612 |
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253,587 | 470,105 | 135,007 | 116,221 | 606,206 | 540,119 | 480,456 | 407,574 | 341,125 | 333,859 |
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243,417 | 390,087 | 99,156 | 92,227 | 383,511 | 386,934 | 370,438 | 320,678 | 323,792 | 322,424 |
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239,402 | 145,340 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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231,491 | 402,062 | 140,461 | 120,430 | 227,910 | 202,954 | 222,614 | 211,949 | 220,449 | 397,399 |
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226,593 | 489,174 | 162,567 | 125,725 | 509,802 | 349,310 | 301,587 | 266,984 | 218,025 | 253,503 |
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170,212 | 328,195 | 128,399 | 51,726 | 308,969 | 286,246 | 277,658 | 257,041 | 237,496 | 202,870 |
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167,293 | 253,522 | 67,337 | 81,433 | 315,084 | 298,114 | 283,537 | 254,841 | 214,866 | 203,719 |
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145,842 | 215,508 | 58,107 | 74,480 | 287,655 | 279,659 | 255,369 | 240,808 | 211,780 | 214,569 |
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130,885 | 200,425 | 59,975 | 61,465 | 226,792 | 213,986 | 199,872 | 176,015 | 134,784 | 142,843 |
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108,591 | 125,610 | 28,056 | 244,966 | 646,524 | 606,637 | 574,164 | 433,987 | 339,270 | 365,163 |
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106,087 | 153,168 | 36,281 | 36,969 | 179,190 | 151,641 | 133,543 | 110,967 | 101,451 | 104,988 |
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96,109 | 105,380 | 26,338 | 21,446 | 106,688 | 87,941 | 81,065 | 69,653 | 65,660 | 68,974 |
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84,919 | 133,493 | 37,894 | 41,807 | 159,121 | 149,535 | 138,242 | 122,929 | 105,189 | 105,279 |
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65,290 | 120,522 | 47,002 | 36,810 | 98,492 | 120,009 | 141,588 | 137,004 | 116,349 | 136,658 |
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41,390 | 57,054 | 15,051 | 17,774 | 70,798 | 65,562 | 58,041 | 51,265 | 43,202 | 36,509 |
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38,640 | 68,057 | 19,756 | 18,265 | 81,092 | 77,300 | 72,277 | 64,712 | 48,862 | 49,837 |
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32,327 | 76,087 | 22,511 | 11,783 | 83,597 | 77,071 | 69,528 | 57,957 | 45,483 | 40,824 |
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26,543 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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22,628 | 30,231 | 8,250 | 14,444 | 42,043 | 39,926 | 34,720 | 30,996 | 27,285 | 27,115 |
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19,424 | 33,730 | 8,681 | 9,470 | 47,088 | 49,854 | 49,115 | 42,588 | 34,731 | 33,385 |
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18,123 | 25,755 | 6,487 | 21,857 | 50,704 | 49,723 | 44,045 | 37,679 | 34,131 | 30,223 |
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17,690 | 27,929 | 8,025 | 10,845 | 36,577 | 34,541 | 33,123 | 31,475 | 25,765 | 32,315 |
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14,678 | 26,353 | 8,104 | 7,452 | 34,187 | 31,382 | 29,144 | 26,231 | 23,689 | 23,275 |
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13,572 | 22,717 | 5,235 | 8,958 | 28,037 | 26,134 | 24,293 | 23,110 | 21,130 | 23,165 |
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N/A | 8,618 | 2,476 | 9,994 | 21,480 | 22,785 | 18,236 | 15,953 | 16,283 | 13,867 |
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N/A | 112** | 43** | 3,780 | 51,618 | 62,208 | 47,721 | 34,613 | TBA | 14,871 |