Phnom Penh: Approximately 1.26 million foreign tourists visited Cambodia in the first two months of 2025, marking a 27.9 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Tourism on April 8.

According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, Thailand topped the list of source markets, contributing 351,934 visitors, up 42.2 percent, followed by Vietnam with 202,121 visitors and China with 184,372 visitors.

About 42.3 percent of total foreign tourists arrived in Cambodia by air, while the remainder entered through land and waterways. Ms. Chhay Sivlin, President of the Cambodian Association of Travel Agents, attributed the rise in international arrivals to the Kingdom’s peaceful and politically stable environment, which has helped build traveller confidence.

She added that improvements in infrastructure-including roads, expressways, and airport facilities-have also made travel more convenient and appealing for tourists. Tourism is one of the four main pillars supporting Cambodia’s economy, alongside garment exports, agriculture, and real estate and construction.

The Ministry of Tourism projects that Cambodia could welcome up to 7.5 million international tourists in 2025. In 2024, the Kingdom received approximately 6.7 million foreign visitors, generating US$3.63 billion in revenue and contributing around 9.4 percent to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The ministry also noted that Cambodian outbound tourism increased by 18.8 percent during the same two-month period, reaching 312,064 travellers.