Vietnam tourism statistics: arrivals, nights and spend

Where Vietnam stands, September 2026

Vietnam in September: up on a year

Vietnam recorded 1,768,549 visitor arrivals in September 2026, +16.1% on a year and 113.3% of the September 2019 level.

Among the destinations it competes with: Thailand -2.6%, South Korea +23.3%, Japan -9.6%, Australia +0.3%.

From the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when October is published

At a glance

Latest month	September 2026
Visitor arrivals	1,768,549
On a year	+16.1%
Against September 2019	113.3%
Year to date, on a year	+14.5%
Growth rank in Asia Pacific	4 of 5
Best month on record	January 2026
Trust grade	A, 99

Jet fuel, a gallon$4.39+110.1% on a year/v1/fuel

Growth 20268.4%projected/v1/economy/VN

This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/VN/briefAnalyst

Visitor arrivals to Vietnam, and the change on a year

Visitor arrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %

Follow Vietnam in Google: add Tourism API as a preferred source and our new figures show first in your Top stories.Add as a preferred source

Vietnam against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Vietnam.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=VNDeveloper

Country	Latest	Figure	On a year	Vs 2019	Year to date	Rivalry with Vietnam

The last six months

Month	Visitor arrivals	On a year	Vs 2019	Vs 3-year average
Sep 2026	1,768,549	+16.1%	113.3%	+37.7%
Aug 2026	1,994,469	+18.4%	131.9%	+37.6%
Jul 2026	1,665,846	+6.6%	126.6%	+33.2%
Jun 2026	1,678,281	+14.7%	141.6%	+36.6%
May 2026	1,779,875	+16.5%	134.2%	+39.5%
Apr 2026	2,031,519	+22.8%	138.3%	+45.3%

The next three months

No forecast for Vietnam yet: it needs a longer monthly history in one unbroken series.

How it is worked out See the full outlook

Who Vietnam competes with for visitors

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

ThailandRivalry 80

ChinaJapanTaiwan

Thailand, August-2.6% · 2.52M

Vietnam, September+16.1% · 1.77M

South KoreaRivalry 66

ChinaTaiwanJapan

South Korea, August+23.3% · 2.25M

Vietnam, September+16.1% · 1.77M

JapanRivalry 61

South KoreaChinaTaiwan

Japan, August-9.6% · 3.10M

Vietnam, September+16.1% · 1.77M

AustraliaRivalry 53

Same season and region

Australia, August+0.3% · 756K

Vietnam, September+16.1% · 1.77M

IndiaRivalry 52

Same season and region

India, December-3.7% · 1.06M

Vietnam, September+16.1% · 1.77M

PhilippinesRivalry 50

Same season and region

Philippines, August-0.8% · 889K

Vietnam, September+16.1% · 1.77M

Vietnam is also a rival forMalaysia Hong Kong

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/VN/rivals, on Developer and up.

Top origin markets, share of arrivals

China25.4%

South Korea19.7%

Russia6.6%

Taiwan5.6%

United States4.6%

Twelve months 2025-10 to 2026-09Intel

Recovery against 2019113%September 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst

Forecast, next 12 monthsn/aNot worked out for Vietnam yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

Market concentrationHHI 1,237The top three markets bring 52% of arrivals.Intel

What is held for Vietnam

Measure	Frequency	Breakdown	Series	From	Latest
Arrivals	Monthly	Total	4	2008-01	2026-09
Arrivals	Monthly	Origin	42	2008-07	2026-09

Monthly arrivals: 96.0% of months held since 2008, 9 missing and being looked for. See every month

Get Vietnam in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=VN" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o vn.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/VN.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

Get API key Endpoint docs