Cambodia attracted a total of 889,089 Chinese tourists in the first nine months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 46.3 percent, said a report from the Ministry of Tourism released on Monday.

The number of Chinese tourists accounted for 20.3 percent of the 4.37 million international tourist arrivals to the kingdom during the January-September period this year.

China was the third-biggest source of foreign holidaymakers to the Southeast Asian country after Thailand and Vietnam.

Thourn Sinan, chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association Cambodia chapter, said the growth of Chinese tourist arrivals indicated strong and growing interest from China.

"The rising middle class in China, coupled with targeted marketing and expanded flight routes, should further boost Chinese arrivals," he told Xinhua.

"However, maintaining this growth will depend on sustained flight connectivity, visa facilitation, and the continued appeal of Cambodia's tourism offerings to Chinese travelers," Sinan said.

He added that the Cambodia-China Tourism Year 2025 has also given a further boost to the inflow of Chinese tourists to the kingdom.

Tourism is one of the four pillars supporting Cambodia's economy in addition to garment, footwear and travel goods export, agriculture, and construction and real estate.