The World Travel and Tourism Council released its report on the economic impact of tourism in 184 countries worldwide in 2015.
Accordingly, Vietnam's tourism sector created 6,035,500 jobs, accounting for 11.2% of total employment, including 2,783,000 direct jobs, or 5.2%.
The direct contribution of tourism to Vietnam’s GDP was nearly 279,287 billion VND, accounting for 6.6% of GDP, ranking 40th among 184 nations in the world.
The country gained 213,389 billion VND from international visitor exports, or 5.6% of the total export value last year. In 2015, Vietnam welcomed 7.94 million foreign visitors.
Investment in the sector also reached 113,497 billion VND, accounting for 10.4% of the year’s total investment.
Accordingly, Vietnam's tourism sector created 6,035,500 jobs, accounting for 11.2% of total employment, including 2,783,000 direct jobs, or 5.2%.
Vietnam welcomed 7.94 million international visitors in 2015.
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The country gained 213,389 billion VND from international visitor exports, or 5.6% of the total export value last year. In 2015, Vietnam welcomed 7.94 million foreign visitors.
Investment in the sector also reached 113,497 billion VND, accounting for 10.4% of the year’s total investment.
