International tourism, receipts in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: International tourism, receipts was 1.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Viet Nam, 2003–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 1.1% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 73.6% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Viet Nam peaked at 6.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
That places Viet Nam 165th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.0% | — |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -73.6% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 22% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More private sector data for Viet Nam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Viet Nam?
- International tourism, receipts in Viet Nam was 1.1% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Viet Nam ranks 165th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.