Domestic and international tourists visit Angkor Wat in May 2025. Hin Pisei
Nearly 530,000 international tourists purchased tickets to visit the Angkor Archaeological Park in the first five months of 2025, allowing Angkor Enterprise to collect over $24 million in revenue — slightly more than 10% more than the same period last year. With sales from its other locations, the institution earned nearly $26 million.
Angkor Enterprise, a public administrative body, was established in 2016. It operates under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Tourism and the financial supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Ticket prices for the park are $37 per person for one day, $62 for three days or $72 for seven days.
A June 1 press release from Angkor Enterprise stated that from January to May, a total of 527,577 international tourists bought tickets to Angkor Park — a growth of 11.71% over the same period in 2024. The revenue from these sales amounted to $24.57 million, marking an increase of 10.64%.
Beyond Angkor Park ticket sales, Angkor Enterprise also generated income from four other sources: Koh Ker Temple earned $172,485, Beng Mealea Temple $75,520, Phnom Kbal Spean $2,850 and Chong Kneas Port: $1,143,421
Khiev Thy, president of the Angkor Tourist Guides Association, told The Post on June 2 that the number of international visitors to temples in Siem Reap rose notably in the early part of the year, but has now dropped due to the low tourist season. He noted that most current tourists were from Europe or North America and he expected the numbers to rise again in the next 3–4 months.
“After a significant decline from 2020 to 2023 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, international tourist numbers visiting Cambodia’s ancient temples have steadily increased,” he said.
“As for the future, I cannot make firm predictions, as international travel also depends on global political and economic conditions,” he added.
For 2025, the Ministry of Tourism forecast that Cambodia will welcome around 7.5 million international tourists, generating over $5 billion in national economic revenue.
According to the ministry, in Q1, nearly 1.84 million international tourists travelled to Cambodia, a 16.1% increase compared to Q1 of 2024.
A 35-year-old guard at Angkor Wat Temple agreed in mid-May that most current foreign visitors in Siem Reap were from Europe and the US. He noted that both domestic and international visitors to Angkor Wat had increased compared to the same period last year.
“Right now, there are only a few foreign tourists visiting Angkor, but the numbers will increase starting from the end of August,” he said.
The tourism ministry reported that the Kingdom welcomed 6.7 million international tourists in 2024, a 22.9% increase over 2023. International tourism revenue reached nearly $3.64 billion, a rise of more than 18%. The tourism sector contributed approximately 9.4% to Cambodia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
