- 17,535,000 : Number of Japanese tourist abroad in 2006or (or 14.6 % of the whole population. Data: Japanese Tourism Marketing Corp.)
- 3,000,000 : Number of Cambodian tourist abroad in 2006 (or 21.4% of the whole population . Data: Reaksmeykampuchea )
That' s a surprisingly high number compared to a mere 1.7 million tourists who came to Cambodia in the same year.
It's unclear how Mr. Vandy obtained the data. But if it's true, does it mean that the rapid economic growth( 13% last year) has actually benefited the population? Or does it merely reflect the fact that the number of Cambodian migrant workers who travel to countries like Thailand, Malaysia or Korea has considerably increased?
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That's a good question. Are the figures really for real? That's quite unbelievable!
I suppose it is possible to obtain from various source. One of which is the immigration data :)
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Moreover, I've noticed the Khmer now love traveling either domestically or abroad. Though the number may be far from imagination, but it reflects something. Tourists come to Ho Chi Minh city dominated by Khmer among ASEAN countries :)