VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

MARCH 2012
MARCH 2012
Country of Residence
ASIA
ASEAN
BRUNEI
CAMBODIA
INDONESIA
LAOS
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
VIETNAM

MARCH 2011

VOLUME % SHARE

VOLUME

% SHARE

%
GROWTH
RATE

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

0.2
0.0
0.9
0.0
2.4
0.2
3.6
1.1
0.4

570
172
3,188
81
8,267
262
12,009
3,136
1,222

0.2
0.1
1.0
0.0
2.6
0.1
3.7
1.0
0.4

7.2
-0.6
3.9
-19.8
8.6
118.3
11.9
26.4
26.5

SUB-TOTAL
EAST ASIA
CHINA
HONGKONG
JAPAN
KOREA
MACAU
TAIWAN

32,651

8.7

28,907

9.0

13.0

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

7.3
2.5
9.7
19.5
0.1
4.7

15,742
8,607
34,926
62,530
589
13,539

4.9
2.7
10.9
19.5
0.2
4.2

73.4
9.0
4.4
16.9
-12.6
30.9

SUB-TOTAL
SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH
INDIA
IRAN
NEPAL
PAKISTAN
SRI LANKA

164,488

43.9

135,933

42.4

21.0

304
3,761
484
197
318
226

0.1
1.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

192
3,474
577
164
275
269

0.1
1.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1

58.3
8.3
-16.1
20.1
15.6
-16.0

5,290

1.4

4,951

1.5

6.8

280
132
58
480
331
2,260
1,165

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.6
0.3

198
136
69
468
296
1,710
1,061

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.3

41.4
-2.9
-15.9
2.6
11.8
32.2
9.8

SUB-TOTAL

4,706

1.3

3,938

1.2

19.5

AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
MEXICO
USA

11,747
148
60,117

3.1
0.0
16.0

10,953
131
54,825

3.4
0.0
17.1

7.2
13.0
9.7

SUB-TOTAL

72,012

19.2

65,909

20.5

9.3

SUB-TOTAL
MIDDLE EAST
BAHRAIN
EGYPT
JORDAN
KUWAIT
QATAR*
SAUDI ARABIA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

MARCH 2012
MARCH 2012

MARCH 2011

Country of Residence

VOLUME

% SHARE

SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
PERU
VENEZUELA

85
219
63
49
9

0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

87
156
60
29
18

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

-2.3
40.4
5.0
69.0
-50.0

SUB-TOTAL

425

0.1

350

0.1

21.4

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

0.2
0.3
0.3
0.8
1.9
0.0
0.5
0.6

811
1,127
828
2,442
6,096
50
1,704
1,943

0.3
0.4
0.3
0.8
1.9
0.0
0.5
0.6

14.5
-5.8
33.7
22.4
19.6
30.0
6.2
18.6

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

17,557

4.7

15,001

4.7

17.0

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

0.4
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.5
3.4

1,076
414
488
1,346
1,690
9,226

0.3
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.5
2.9

23.8
25.8
48.4
40.1
19.6
38.0

SUB-TOTAL
SOUTHERN EUROPE
GREECE
ITALY
PORTUGAL
SPAIN

19,217

5.1

14,240

4.4

35.0

179
1,472
131
1,504

0.0
0.4
0.0
0.4

146
1,436
116
1,291

0.0
0.4
0.0
0.4

22.6
2.5
12.9
16.5

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

3,286

0.9

2,989

0.9

9.9

684
2,544
3,228
344

0.2
0.7
0.9
0.1

451
1,995
2,446
371

0.1
0.6
0.8
0.1

51.7
27.5
32.0
-7.3

SUB-TOTAL
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE**
ISRAEL
TURKEY

3,572

1.0

2,817

0.9

26.8

482
233

0.1
0.1

466
137

0.1
0.0

3.4
70.1

715

0.2

603

0.2

18.6

EUROPE
WESTERN EUROPE
ANDORRA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
FRANCE
GERMANY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND

SUB-TOTAL

VOLUME

% SHARE

%
GROWTH
RATE

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VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

MARCH 2012
MARCH 2012
Country of Residence

MARCH 2011

VOLUME

% SHARE

AUSTRALASIA/PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
GUAM
NAURU
NEW ZEALAND
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

17,053
3,488
3
1,237
392

4.5
0.9
0.0
0.3
0.1

13,851
2,991
3
1,029
258

4.3
0.9
0.0
0.3
0.1

23.1
16.6
0.0
20.2
51.9

SUB-TOTAL

22,173

5.9

18,132

5.7

22.3

50
284

0.0
0.1

49
272

0.0
0.1

2.0
4.4

334

0.1

321

0.1

4.0

OTHERS & UNSPECIFIED

RESIDENCES

3,541

0.9

3,122

1.0

13.4

TOTAL
OVERSEAS FILIPINOS***

349,967
25,116

93.3
6.7

297,213
23,663

92.6
7.4

17.7
6.1

GRAND TOTAL

375,083

100.0

320,876

100.0

16.9

AFRICA
NIGERIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SUB-TOTAL

VOLUME

% SHARE

%
GROWTH
RATE

*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

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

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