Philippine tourism statistics can be found at the Philippine government’s Department of Tourism website – www.tourism.gov.ph. Some extracts are presented here.
Updated UK Visitors numbers January 2019
• Arrivals of UK visitors have reached 163,000 visitors within the first three quarters of 2018 – this represents a 9.73 per cent increase from the same period in 2017.
• The UK visitors from the Philippines means the UK still ranks as the top visitor market for the Philippines in Europe.
Tourism numbers January to April 2017
Tourists
• Consistent growth is observed by the Philippines’ inbound traffic with a total of 2,8 million visitors for the first five months of 2017. This volume registered double-digit increase of 14.43% from the 2,5 million count for the same period last year.
• The biggest volume was recorded in the month of January while the highest growth was registered in April. Another milestone was achieved by the tourism industry as month to month arrivals has surpassed the 500,000 visitor volume for the first five months of the year.
• Arrivals from the UK have reached 82,000 within the said period. The UK still ranks as the 8th top visitor market for the Philippines.
Visitor Market, January to October 2015
The UK continued it’s increasing visitor traffic to the Philippines. Visitor arrivals were up 14.8% over the equivalent period the previous year. However, this only represents 123,414 arrivals out of a total of 3,787,907 arrival into the Philippines or 2.81% of all arrivals.
Visitor Market, January to August 2015.
By visitor market, Korea is still the top contributor of international arrivals to the country for 2015 with 901,749 arrivals and a 25.12% share to the total inbound traffic. This market grew by 15.04% compared to its 783,852 arrivals for the same months in 2014.
The United States of America provided the second biggest arrivals of 531,217 visitors for the first eight months of the year and recording a growth of 7.68%. Arrivals from Japan grew by 7.71%, recording 334,881 visitors for the period in review. China, which provided 322,417 arrivals continue to post positive growth with 4.55% for January to August 2015.
Rounding up the top ten visitor markets are Australia (+9.26) with 153,097 arrivals, Singapore (+2.99%) with 121,917 arrivals, Taiwan (+24.36%) with 120,630 arrivals, Malaysia (+17.24%) with 103,995 arrivals, United Kingdom (+14.32%) with 103,577 arrivals and Canada (+9.24%) with 102,293 arrivals.
Taiwan remained bullish with 120,630 arrivals. Among the top twelve markets of the country, this market registered the highest growth of 24.36%. On the other hand, Hong Kong continued to show marked improvement with a 10.39% increase in arrivals.
High growth markets, August 2015.
For the month of August 2015, markets with substantial growth in inbound included: China with 65,403 arrivals (+62.03%), United Kingdom with 12,338 arrivals (+31.84%), Malaysia with 13,048 arrivals (+23.65%), India with 5,837 (+23.22%), Indonesia with 4,528 arrivals (+21.23%), Canada with 8,890 arrivals (+19.83%), Australia with 15,855 arrivals (+18.52%), Hong Kong with 10,202 arrivals (+16.69%), United States of America with 50,050 arrivals (+14.94%), and Korea with 139,472 arrivals (+14.67%).
The table below shows the visitor arrivals (including tourists) figures for July 2011 compared to July 2010. These Philippine tourism statistics show that despite there being no direct flights between the UK and the Philippines, the UK produces the most visitors from Europe to the Philippines. In July 2011 there were nearly 10,000 visitors from the UK to the Philippines, up 11% from the same month in 2010. According to these Philippine tourism statistics, where there’s a will, there’s a way!!
VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | |||||||
Philippine tourism statistics | |||||||
Jul-11 | Jul-10 | ||||||
GROWTH | |||||||
Country of Residence | VOLUME | % SHARE | VOLUME | % SHARE | CHANGE% | ||
A S I A | |||||||
ASEAN | |||||||
BRUNEI | 516 | 0.1 | 324 | 0.1 | 59.3 | ||
CAMBODIA | 181 | 0.1 | 205 | 0.1 | -11.7 | ||
INDONESIA | 2,995 | 0.8 | 2,466 | 0.8 | 21.5 | ||
LAOS | 95 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 20.3 | ||
MALAYSIA | 8,500 | 2.4 | 6,847 | 2.1 | 24.1 | ||
MYANMAR | 206 | 0.1 | 328 | 0.1 | -37.2 | ||
SINGAPORE | 11,809 | 3.3 | 9,488 | 2.9 | 24.5 | ||
THAILAND | 3,166 | 0.9 | 2,979 | 0.9 | 6.3 | ||
VIETNAM | 1,856 | 0.5 | 1,524 | 0.5 | 21.8 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 29,324 | 8.1 | 24,240 | 7.4 | 21 | ||
EAST ASIA | |||||||
CHINA | 22,562 | 6.3 | 20,419 | 6.3 | 10.5 | ||
HONGKONG | 10,243 | 2.8 | 13,748 | 4.2 | -25.5 | ||
JAPAN | 31,305 | 8.7 | 30,159 | 9.3 | 3.8 | ||
KOREA | 93,899 | 26 | 72,731 | 22.3 | 29.1 | ||
TAIWAN | 18,442 | 5.1 | 16,469 | 5.1 | 12 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 176,451 | 48.9 | 153,526 | 47.1 | 14.9 | ||
SOUTH ASIA | |||||||
BANGLADESH | 198 | 0.1 | 237 | 0.1 | -16.5 | ||
INDIA | 3,600 | 1 | 1,899 | 0.6 | 89.6 | ||
IRAN | 291 | 0.1 | 214 | 0.1 | 36 | ||
NEPAL | 149 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 23.1 | ||
PAKISTAN | 338 | 0.1 | 212 | 0.1 | 59.4 | ||
SRI LANKA | 279 | 0.1 | 283 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 4,855 | 1.3 | 2,966 | 0.9 | 63.7 | ||
MIDDLE EAST | |||||||
BAHRAIN | 417 | 0.1 | 476 | 0.1 | -12.4 | ||
EGYPT | 149 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 88.6 | ||
JORDAN | 82 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 26.2 | ||
KUWAIT | 657 | 0.2 | 556 | 0.2 | 18.2 | ||
QATAR* | 368 | 0.1 | 368 | 0.1 | 0 | ||
SAUDI ARABIA | 4,308 | 1.2 | 3,883 | 1.2 | 10.9 | ||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1,731 | 0.5 | 1,491 | 0.5 | 16.1 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 7,712 | 2.1 | 6,918 | 2.1 | 11.5 | ||
A M E R I C A | |||||||
NORTH AMERICA | |||||||
CANADA | 9,150 | 2.5 | 7,949 | 2.4 | 15.1 | ||
MEXICO | 108 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 10.2 | ||
USA | 52,008 | 14.4 | 50,876 | 15.6 | 2.2 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 61,266 | 17 | 58,923 | 18.1 | 4 | ||
VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | |||||||
Philippine tourism statistics – 2 | |||||||
Jul-11 | Jul-10 | ||||||
GROWTH | |||||||
Country of Residence | VOLUME | % SHARE | VOLUME | % SHARE | CHANGE% | ||
SOUTH AMERICA | |||||||
ARGENTINA | 83 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 31.7 | ||
BRAZIL | 165 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 38.7 | ||
COLOMBIA | 66 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 15.8 | ||
PERU | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 88.2 | ||
VENEZUELA | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 93.3 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 375 | 0.1 | 271 | 0.1 | 38.4 | ||
E U R O P E | |||||||
WESTERN EUROPE | |||||||
AUSTRIA | 1,054 | 0.3 | 1,296 | 0.4 | -18.7 | ||
BELGIUM | 1,854 | 0.5 | 1,586 | 0.5 | 16.9 | ||
FRANCE | 2,818 | 0.8 | 2,644 | 0.8 | 6.6 | ||
GERMANY | 4,965 | 1.4 | 4,869 | 1.5 | 2 | ||
LUXEMBOURG | 91 | 0 | 102 | 0 | -10.8 | ||
NETHERLANDS | 2,552 | 0.7 | 2,397 | 0.7 | 6.5 | ||
SWITZERLAND | 2,446 | 0.7 | 2,152 | 0.7 | 13.7 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 15,780 | 4.4 | 15,046 | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
NORTHERN EUROPE | |||||||
DENMARK | 1,129 | 0.3 | 963 | 0.3 | 17.2 | ||
FINLAND | 311 | 0.1 | 231 | 0.1 | 34.6 | ||
IRELAND | 573 | 0.2 | 427 | 0.1 | 34.2 | ||
NORWAY | 2,098 | 0.6 | 1,760 | 0.5 | 19.2 | ||
SWEDEN | 965 | 0.3 | 851 | 0.3 | 13.4 | ||
UNITED KINGDOM | 9,775 | 2.7 | 8,804 | 2.7 | 11 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 14,851 | 4.1 | 13,036 | 4 | 13.9 | ||
SOUTHERN EUROPE | |||||||
GREECE | 172 | 0 | 166 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ||
ITALY | 1,371 | 0.4 | 1,180 | 0.4 | 16.2 | ||
PORTUGAL | 63 | 0 | 136 | 0 | -53.7 | ||
SPAIN | 1,473 | 0.4 | 1,476 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 3,079 | 0.9 | 2,958 | 0.9 | 4.1 | ||
EASTERN EUROPE | |||||||
COMMONWEALTH OF | |||||||
INDEPENDENT STATES | 249 | 0.1 | 294 | 0.1 | -15.3 | ||
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 827 | 0.2 | 605 | 0.2 | 36.7 | ||
TOTAL(CIS & RUSSIA) | 1,076 | 0.3 | 899 | 0.3 | 19.7 | ||
POLAND | 143 | 0 | 183 | 0.1 | -21.9 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 1,219 | 0.3 | 1,082 | 0.3 | 12.7 | ||
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE** | |||||||
ISRAEL | 381 | 0.1 | 330 | 0.1 | 15.5 | ||
TURKEY | 264 | 0.1 | 186 | 0.1 | 41.9 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 645 | 0.2 | 516 | 0.2 | 25 | ||
VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | |||||||
Philippine tourism statistics – 3 | |||||||
Jul-11 | Jul-10 | ||||||
GROWTH | |||||||
Country of Residence | VOLUME | % SHARE | VOLUME | % SHARE | CHANGE% | ||
AUSTRALASIA/PACIFIC | |||||||
AUSTRALIA | 12,255 | 3.4 | 10,338 | 3.2 | 18.5 | ||
GUAM | 4,737 | 1.3 | 5,108 | 1.6 | -7.3 | ||
NAURU | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -60 | ||
NEW ZEALAND | 1,138 | 0.3 | 926 | 0.3 | 22.9 | ||
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 292 | 0.1 | 309 | 0.1 | -5.5 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 18,424 | 5.1 | 16,686 | 5.1 | 10.4 | ||
A F R I C A | |||||||
NIGERIA | 152 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 87.7 | ||
SOUTH AFRICA | 222 | 0.1 | 329 | 0.1 | -32.5 | ||
SUB-TOTAL | 374 | 0.1 | 410 | 0.1 | -8.8 | ||
OTHERS & UNSPECIFIED | |||||||
RESIDENCES | 4,645 | 1.3 | 3,941 | 1.2 | 17.9 | ||
T O T A L | 339,000 | 94 | 300,519 | 92.3 | 12.8 | ||
OVERSEAS FILIPINOS*** | 21,784 | 6 | 25,197 | 7.7 | -13.5 | ||
GRAND TOTAL | 360,784 | 100 | 325,716 | 100 | 10.8 | ||
*Prior to 2009, statistics from this country were lumped under “Others” | |||||||
**Grouping from UNWTO; prior to 2009, statistics from Israel were lumped under “Middle East” and statistics from Turkey were lumped under “Others” | |||||||
*** Philippine passport holders permanently residing abroad; excludes overseas Filipino workers | |||||||
Sources of Data: A/D Cards & Shipping Manifests | |||||||
Philippine tourism statistics prepared by: Tourism Research & Statistics Division, Office of Tourism Development Planning, | |||||||
Planning, Product Development and Coordination, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM | |||||||
For flights, hotels and tourist spots in the Philippines information, please see relevant pages.
Further Philippine tourism statistics can be found at Department of Tourism
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