Cambodia’s tourism sector
generated some US$700 million as income in the first quarter of this year. During
the January-March 2014 period, about 1.27 million foreign tourists visited the
country, up 10% year-on-year.
Of the total number of foreign
visitors, 30% or 424,300 visitors were from other ASEAN member countries, an
increase by 4% over the same period last year. Meanwhile, there were over
20,000 Cambodian outbound tourists, up 4% if compared with the same period in
2013. The most visited countries for Cambodian people are Thailand, Vietnam,
Malaysia, Singapore, China, Korea and Japan. The increase in Cambodian outbound
tourists reflected better cost of living of Cambodian people and the Kingdom’s
economic growth. Cambodia’s GDP per capita rose from US$760 in 2008 to nearly
US$1,000 in 2012, and over US$1,000 in 2013.
Based on the Royal Government
of Cambodia (RGC)’s expectation, the Cambodian economy will grow by over 7%
this year, while World Bank (WB) projected the country’s economic growth at 7.2
%, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at 7%.
Source:
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=45771
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