Philippine Visitor Arrivals Remain Below 2019, 2024

Foreign visitor arrivals to the Philippines; million visitors, 2019 and 2024.

What the Data Shows

The Philippines received 5.95 million foreign visitors in 2024. That was about 28% below the 8.26 million recorded in 2019. Tourism direct gross value added equalled 8.9% of GDP in 2024. The arrival and GDP-share figures come from the official tourism and statistics agencies respectively.

Data table

Foreign visitors to the Philippines 5.95M
vs 2019 peak ~28% below
Chinese arrivals 18% of 2019 level
Tourism share 8.9% of GDP

Sources

Source 1: Visitor arrivals, 2024

Publisher: Department of Tourism, Philippines

Dataset/table: Philippine tourism statistics

Evidence: Supports the 5.95 million arrivals, the target shortfall and the Chinese-arrival collapse.

Source 2: Tourism direct gross value added, 2024

Publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority

Dataset/table: Philippine tourism satellite accounts

Evidence: Supports tourism's 8.9% direct share of GDP in 2024.

Data notes & caveats

Visitor arrivals and tourism GDP share are different metrics from two official source families and are labelled separately.

Methodology

Combines the official 2024 visitor-arrival total with the official tourism direct gross value added share for the same year.

Source consistency notes

All values use the source families, periods and units identified in the source table.

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