Tourism in Laos
Appearance
Tourism in Laos is governed by a ministry-level government agency, the Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA).
Statistics
Annual statistics
Year | Tourist Arrivals | Change | Source |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 886,447 | 81.5%[1] | [1] |
2019 | 4,791,065 | 14.4% | |
2018 | 4,186,432 | 8.2% | [2] |
2017 | 3,868,838 | 8.7% | [3] |
2016 | 4,239,047 | 9.5% | [4] |
2015 | 4,684,429 | 12.6% | [5] |
2014 | 4,158,719 | 10.0% | [6] |
2013 | 3,779,490 | 13.5% | [7] |
2012 | 3,330,072 | 22.3% | |
2011 | 2,723,564 | 8.4% | |
2010 | 2,513,028 | 25.1% | |
2009 | 2,008,363 | 15.6% | |
2008 | 1,736,787 | 6.9% | |
2007 | 1,623,943 | 33.6% | |
2006 | 1,215,106 | 10.9% | |
2005 | 1,095,315 | 22.4% | |
2004 | 894,806 | 40.6% | |
2003 | 636,361 | 13.5%[2] | |
2002 | 735,662 | 9.2% | |
2001 | 673,823 | 8.6%[3] | |
2000 | 737,208 | 20.8% | |
1999 | 614,278 | 22.8% | |
1998 | 500,200 | 8.0% | |
1997 | 463,200 | 14.9% | |
1996 | 403,000 | 16.3% | |
1995 | 346,460 | 137.0% | |
1994 | 146,155 | 42.0% | |
1993 | 102,946 | 17.6% | |
1992 | 87,571 | 132.8% | |
1991 | 37,613 | 161.2% | |
1990 | 14,400 | - |
Notes:
International visitor arrivals
Rank | Country | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thailand* | 350,103 | 2,160,300 | 1,929,934 | 1,797,803 | 2,009,605 | 2,321,352 | 2,043,761 | 2,059,434 | 1,937,612 | 1,579,941 | 1,517,064 | 1,274,064 | 891,448 |
2 | Vietnam* | 186,180 | 924,875 | 867,585 | 891,643 | 998,400 | 1,187,954 | 1,108,332 | 910,164 | 705,596 | 561,586 | 431,011 | 296,763 | 351,384 |
3 | China | 138,466 | 1,022,727 | 705,833 | 639,185 | 545,493 | 511,436 | 422,440 | 245,033 | 199,857 | 150,791 | 161,854 | 128,226 | 105,852 |
4 | South Korea | 40,210 | 203,191 | 174,405 | 170,571 | 173,260 | 165,328 | 96,085 | 81,799 | 53,829 | 34,707 | 27,312 | 17,876 | 18,065 |
5 | United States | 18,116 | 61,184 | 49,178 | 38,765 | 58,094 | 63,058 | 61,460 | 61,608 | 53,380 | 50,092 | 49,782 | 39,339 | 54,717 |
6 | France | 15,509 | 44,416 | 39,315 | 36,760 | 54,953 | 55,151 | 52,146 | 52,411 | 46,903 | 44,399 | 44,844 | 31,775 | 39,077 |
7 | Japan | 11,085 | 41,736 | 38,985 | 32,064 | 49,191 | 43,826 | 44,877 | 48,644 | 42,026 | 37,883 | 34,076 | 28,081 | 31,569 |
8 | United Kingdom | 11,592 | 31,976 | 26,801 | 27,723 | 39,170 | 41,508 | 39,061 | 41,741 | 35,964 | 35,622 | 37,272 | 27,044 | 36,038 |
9 | Germany | 8,632 | 25,346 | 22,915 | 23,776 | 34,018 | 31,897 | 29,800 | 29,250 | 23,417 | 21,280 | 22,583 | 17,710 | 25,191 |
10 | Australia | 7,271 | 24,750 | 19,607 | 20,886 | 33,077 | 34,665 | 44,964 | 35,441 | 33,878 | 31,874 | 30,538 | 24,209 | 28,180 |
11 | Malaysia* | 5,800 | 28,321 | 26,002 | 19,114 | 24,391 | 24,095 | 24,312 | 26,035 | 22,785 | 17,702 | 15,427 | 13,816 | 15,625 |
12 | Canada | 4,638 | 12,873 | 10,759 | 13,467 | 19,315 | 19,785 | 19,096 | 17,132 | 16,744 | 14,422 | 13,637 | 10,955 | 14,695 |
13 | Philippines* | 3,679 | 17,187 | 10,826 | 10,168 | 16,750 | 16,709 | 15,179 | 16,318 | 14,281 | 11,847 | 10,341 | 8,331 | 12,647 |
14 | Cambodia* | 5,012 | 28,342 | 18,908 | 15,108 | 16,536 | 20,625 | 15,342 | 12,180 | 15,140 | 7,561 | 6,908 | 7,530 | 5,482 |
15 | Taiwan | 1,714 | 6,956 | 4,823 | 4,329 | 14,005 | 6,131 | 5,478 | 4,771 | 3,996 | 5,029 | 3,346 | 2,519 | 2,665 |
16 | Russia | 3,144 | 12,054 | 8,963 | 10,986 | 13,033 | 12,532 | 13,340 | 11,649 | 8,642 | 7,019 | 4,835 | 2,861 | 3,206 |
17 | Switzerland | 2,921 | 8,512 | 9,749 | 7,956 | 10,603 | 9,777 | 9,064 | 10,586 | 10,096 | 9,710 | 8,622 | 5,827 | 6,526 |
18 | Italy | 2,751 | 7,330 | 6,198 | 7,537 | 10,052 | 8,990 | 9,710 | 8,822 | 6,289 | 6,977 | 7,075 | 5,481 | 6,467 |
19 | Singapore* | 2,008 | 11,730 | 7,692 | 6,829 | 8,512 | 8,258 | 9,621 | 9,685 | 10,545 | 7,130 | 6,087 | 5,286 | 4,866 |
20 | India | 1,743 | 8,152 | 4,864 | 4,343 | 8,249 | 5,492 | 4,547 | 4,551 | 3,275 | 3,227 | 3,321 | 2,280 | 2,652 |
21 | Netherlands | 2,287 | 8,877 | 7,804 | 5,500 | 7,004 | 8,429 | 8,683 | 10,899 | 9,283 | 9,164 | 10,032 | 8,504 | 11,315 |
22 | Sweden | 1,419 | 3,475 | 4,802 | 3,483 | 5,795 | 5,465 | 5,804 | 5,194 | 6,676 | 5,926 | 6,261 | 4,150 | 6,827 |
23 | Belgium | 1,970 | 6,099 | 5,322 | 4,371 | 5,682 | 5,289 | 5,343 | 6,046 | 6,284 | 5,241 | 5,012 | 3,868 | 4,908 |
24 | Spain | 1,476 | 6,157 | 5,309 | 4,589 | 5,461 | 4,856 | 5,219 | 5,127 | 4,208 | 4,652 | 4,195 | 2,962 | 3,117 |
25 | Austria | 1,250 | 3,320 | 3,237 | 2,874 | 5,324 | 3,910 | 3,835 | 3,339 | 2,860 | 3,801 | 2,565 | 2,450 | 2,843 |
26 | Indonesia* | 1,217 | 5,161 | 3,487 | 3,241 | 5,010 | 6,019 | 4,812 | 4,888 | 4,256 | 3,338 | 2,245 | 3,158 | 2,043 |
27 | New Zealand | 1,226 | 3,965 | 3,460 | 3,202 | 4,787 | 4,798 | 5,200 | 5,451 | 5,418 | 4,885 | 4,393 | 3,479 | 4,364 |
28 | Denmark | 1,591 | 3,134 | 3,892 | 3,198 | 4,479 | 4,491 | 5,065 | 4,586 | 5,054 | 4,769 | 5,359 | 2,977 | 3,657 |
29 | Norway | 874 | 2,248 | 2,913 | 2,334 | 4,018 | 3,499 | 3,606 | 3,531 | 3,307 | 3,178 | 2,845 | 2,221 | 2,909 |
30 | Myanmar* | 1,417 | 22,524 | 22,132 | 2,848 | 3,695 | 2,661 | 2,157 | 1,947 | 1,730 | 1,765 | 1,652 | 1,794 | 1,698 |
31 | Israel | 1,664 | 4,041 | 2,997 | 2,128 | 3,593 | 4,163 | 4,068 | 3,364 | 3,241 | 4,232 | 3,700 | 2,236 | 4,090 |
32 | Finland | 780 | 1,719 | 2,287 | 2,023 | 3,218 | 3,013 | 3,751 | 2,735 | 2,962 | 2,742 | 2,470 | 1,985 | 2,729 |
33 | Greece | 246 | 586 | 520 | 481 | 593 | 878 | 498 | 433 | 366 | 451 | 578 | 537 | 569 |
34 | Brunei* | 103 | 389 | 278 | 342 | 484 | 865 | 564 | 582 | 533 | 354 | 197 | 267 | 338 |
∗ASEAN nation
See also
References
- ^ "Statistical Report on Tourism in Laos" (PDF). European Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Lao PDR. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "2018 Statistical Report on Tourism in Laos" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Laos Tourism decline". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "2016 Statistical Report on Tourism in Laos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "2015 Statistical Report on Tourism in Laos" (PDF). Mekong Tourism. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Lao has a record 2014". Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "2014 Statistical Report on Tourism in Laos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Laos.