Viet Nam receives 17.7 million international visitors in the first nine months, with China the top market

19 October 2026

Viet Nam welcomed about 17.7 million international visitors in the first nine months of 2026, up 14.5 per cent year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office. That is nearly 71 per cent of the country's target of 25 million visitors for 2026. September saw 1.77 million arrivals and the third quarter about 5.4 million, up 13.8 per cent year-on-year. Air travel accounted for 14.7 million arrivals, or 83.2 per cent of the total, land for 2.7 million and sea for 243,400. China was the largest source market with nearly 4 million visitors, followed by South Korea with around 3.1 million. Among regions, arrivals from Europe rose 55 per cent, Africa 29.4 per cent, Oceania 21 per cent, the Americas 20 per cent and Asia 7.6 per cent, with Asia still making up about three-quarters of all arrivals.