VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

JANUARY-MAY 2012

Country of Residence
ASIA
ASEAN
BRUNEI
CAMBODIA
INDONESIA
LAOS
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
VIETNAM

461
140
2,964
70
7,397
336
11,041
3,125
2,156

405
127
2,934
68
7,955
273
11,498
3,390
1,636

611
171
3,312
65
8,975
572
13,436
3,963
1,546

300
333
2,794
99
8,036
328
11,561
3,512
1,634

398
229
2,876
160
8,675
433
12,600
3,529
1,763

2,175
1,000
14,880
462
41,038
1,942
60,136
17,519
8,735

0.12
0.05
0.82
0.03
2.26
0.11
3.30
0.96
0.48

1,878
1,002
14,135
346
36,374
1,300
54,227
16,130
7,047

15.81
-0.20
5.27
33.53
12.82
49.38
10.90
8.61
23.95

27,690

28,286

32,651

28,597

30,663

147,887

8.13

132,439

11.66

42,868
11,792
32,089
102,166
658
21,995

26,289
7,630
36,004
89,758
513
18,025

27,298
9,378
36,465
73,107
515
17,725

26,807
11,720
33,426
65,312
1,062
17,126

15,204
8,329
29,426
66,827
1,920
18,984

138,466
48,849
167,410
397,170
4,668
93,855

7.61
2.68
9.20
21.83
0.26
5.16

87,049
47,709
156,296
353,307
2,866
69,301

59.07
2.39
7.11
12.41
62.88
35.43

211,568

178,219

164,488

155,453

140,690

850,418

46.73

716,528

18.69

215
3,813
257
124
341
233

184
3,491
188
105
239
248

304
3,761
484
197
318
226

240
3,873
410
161
301
404

359
4,277
903
214
292
291

1,302
19,215
2,242
801
1,491
1,402

0.07
1.06
0.12
0.04
0.08
0.08

1,163
18,845
2,524
705
1,489
1,699

11.95
1.96
-11.17
13.62
0.13
-17.48

4,983

4,455

5,290

5,389

6,336

26,453

1.45

26,425

0.11

240
106
77
423
291
2,352
843

263
107
72
387
300
2,369
915

280
132
58
480
331
2,260
1,165

306
116
72
373
369
2,188
987

278
192
56
384
300
2,358
1,013

1,367
653
335
2,047
1,591
11,527
4,923

0.08
0.04
0.02
0.11
0.09
0.63
0.27

1,080
626
331
2,021
1,439
10,250
4,971

26.57
4.31
1.21
1.29
10.56
12.46
-0.97

SUB-TOTAL

4,332

4,413

4,706

4,411

4,581

22,443

1.23

20,718

8.33

AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
MEXICO
USA

14,088
157
63,160

10,682
120
56,284

11,747
148
60,117

11,782
137
60,417

10,569
181
58,377

58,868
743
298,355

3.23
0.04
16.40

55,321
574
283,442

6.41
29.44
5.26

SUB-TOTAL

77,405

67,086

72,012

72,336

69,127

357,966

19.67

339,337

SUB-TOTAL
EAST ASIA
CHINA
HONGKONG
JAPAN
KOREA
MACAU
TAIWAN
SUB-TOTAL
SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH
INDIA
IRAN
NEPAL
PAKISTAN
SRI LANKA
SUB-TOTAL
MIDDLE EAST
BAHRAIN
EGYPT
JORDAN
KUWAIT
QATAR*
SAUDI ARABIA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

FEB
2012

MAR
2012

APR
2012

MAY
2012

JAN-MAY
2012

% OF
TOTAL

JAN-MAY
2011

%
GROWTH
RATE

JAN
2012

5.49
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VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

JANUARY-MAY 2012

Country of Residence

JAN
2012

FEB
2012

MAR
2012

APR
2012

MAY
2012

JAN-MAY
2012

% OF
TOTAL

JAN-MAY
2011

%
GROWTH
RATE

SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
PERU
VENEZUELA

119
227
69
27
23

138
225
49
24
27

85
219
63
49
9

101
198
66
35
23

70
182
52
41
36

513
1,051
299
176
118

0.03
0.06
0.02
0.01
0.01

383
813
299
160
106

33.94
29.27
0.00
10.00
11.32

SUB-TOTAL

465

463

425

423

381

2,157

0.12

1,761

22.49

711
1,244
872
3,343
6,473
54
2,074
2,249

516
1,242
902
3,926
7,341
44
1,915
2,401

929
1,062
1,107
2,988
7,292
65
1,809
2,305

1,421
1,007
954
3,273
5,276
52
1,693
2,287

670
697
733
2,022
4,163
30
1,472
1,413

4,247
5,252
4,568
15,552
30,545
245
8,963
10,655

0.23
0.29
0.25
0.85
1.68
0.01
0.49
0.59

4,736
5,527
4,176
13,316
26,693
189
8,477
9,728

-10.33
-4.98
9.39
16.79
14.43
29.63
5.73
9.53

SUB-TOTAL
NORTHERN EUROPE
DENMARK
FINLAND
IRELAND
NORWAY
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM

17,020

18,287

17,557

15,963

11,200

80,027

4.40

72,842

9.86

1,818
683
667
1,727
2,719
9,755

1,944
660
574
1,836
3,106
9,213

1,332
521
724
1,886
2,022
12,732

899
385
678
1,225
1,347
10,059

720
251
706
951
932
8,568

6,713
2,500
3,349
7,625
10,126
50,327

0.37
0.14
0.18
0.42
0.56
2.77

6,148
2,205
2,350
7,160
8,579
44,994

9.19
13.38
42.51
6.49
18.03
11.85

SUB-TOTAL
SOUTHERN EUROPE
GREECE
ITALY
PORTUGAL
SPAIN

17,369

17,333

19,217

14,593

12,128

80,640

4.43

71,436

12.88

159
1,923
131
1,424

163
1,667
119
1,113

179
1,472
131
1,504

132
1,219
181
1,150

137
1,025
112
1,040

770
7,306
674
6,231

0.04
0.40
0.04
0.34

751
6,684
599
5,607

2.53
9.31
12.52
11.13

3,637

3,062

3,286

2,682

2,314

14,981

0.82

13,641

9.82

488
4,447
4,935
498

509
2,862
3,371
578

684
2,544
3,228
344

393
1,945
2,338
309

378
1,192
1,570
254

2,452
12,990
15,442
1,983

0.13
0.71
0.85
0.11

1,856
9,136
10,992
1,601

32.11
42.18
40.48
23.86

5,433

3,949

3,572

2,647

1,824

17,425

0.96

12,593

38.37

575
295

507
235

482
233

500
177

421
296

2,485
1,236

0.14
0.07

2,210
1,085

12.44
13.92

870

742

715

677

717

3,721

0.20

3,295

12.93

EUROPE
WESTERN EUROPE
ANDORRA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
FRANCE
GERMANY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND

SUB-TOTAL
EASTERN EUROPE
COMMONWEALTH OF
INDEPENDENT STATES
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TOTAL (CIS & RUSSIA)
POLAND
SUB-TOTAL
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE**
ISRAEL
TURKEY
SUB-TOTAL

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VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

JANUARY-MAY 2012
JAN
2012

Country of Residence

FEB
2012

MAR
2012

APR
2012

MAY
2012

JAN-MAY
2012

% OF
TOTAL

JAN-MAY
2011

%
GROWTH
RATE

AUSTRALASIA/PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
GUAM
NAURU
NEW ZEALAND
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

16,145
3,067
7
1,161
262

14,453
3,204
5
903
296

17,053
3,488
3
1,237
392

16,615
3,230
4
1,233
379

14,754
3,658
1
1,017
515

79,020
16,647
20
5,551
1,844

4.34
0.91
0.00
0.31
0.10

70,215
15,548
8
5,145
1,237

12.54
7.07
150.00
7.89
49.07

SUB-TOTAL

20,642

18,861

22,173

21,461

19,945

103,082

5.66

92,153

11.86

75
283

106
285

50
284

101
290

92
298

424
1,440

0.02
0.08

297
1,286

42.76
11.98

358

391

334

391

390

1,864

0.10

1,583

17.75

OTHERS & UNSPECIFIED

RESIDENCES

3,761

3,621

3,541

3,086

2,894

16,903

0.93

14,915

13.33

TOTAL
OVERSEAS FILIPINOS***

395,533
15,531

349,168
12,757

349,967
25,116

328,109
21,670

303,190
18,740

1,725,967
93,814

94.84
5.16

1,519,666
89,985

13.58
4.26

2012 MONTHLY TOTAL

2011 MONTHLY TOTAL
Monthly Growth Rate (%)

411,064
349,713
17.54

361,925
318,912
13.49

375,083
320,876
16.89

349,779
317,443
10.19

321,930
302,707
6.35

1,819,781

100.00

1,609,651

13.05

AFRICA
NIGERIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SUB-TOTAL

*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

TOP 12 MARKETS BY VOLUME

Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Country
KOREA
USA
JAPAN
CHINA
TAIWAN
AUSTRALIA
SINGAPORE
CANADA
UNITED KINGDOM
HONGKONG
MALAYSIA
GERMANY

Jan-May
2012
397,170
298,355
167,410
138,466
93,855
79,020
60,136
58,868
50,327
48,849
41,038
30,545

%
Share
21.83%
16.40%
9.20%
7.61%
5.16%
4.34%
3.30%
3.23%
2.77%
2.68%
2.26%
1.68%

Sources of Data: A/D Cards & Shipping Manifests

Prepared by: Tourism Research & Statistics Division, Office of Tourism Development Planning,
Planning, Product Development and Coordination, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
e-mail: mysay@tourism.gov.ph
Visit the Department of Tourism's website at http:\\www.tourism.gov.ph or wowphilippines.com.ph

Jan-May
2011
353,307
283,442
156,296
87,049
69,301
70,215
54,227
55,321
44,994
47,709
36,374
26,693

%
Share
21.95%
17.61%
9.71%
5.41%
4.31%
4.36%
3.37%
3.44%
2.80%
2.96%
2.26%
1.66%

Growth
Rate (%)
12.41
5.26
7.11
59.07
35.43
12.54
10.90
6.41
11.85
2.39
12.82
14.43

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