Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals Philippines 2019

As of 2019, there were approximately two million South Korean tourists that visited the Philippines. China and the United States were the other two leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals, with over one million visitors each. On average, foreign tourists’ length of stay in the Philippines was approximately 9.5 nights in that same year.

 Expenditures of inbound tourists in the Philippines 

  The length of stay of foreign tourists has steadily increased in the past decade. Foreign tourists' spending has also significantly increased over the years. In a recent finding, the average daily spending of a foreign tourist in the Philippines  was almost 130 dollars. Travel expenditures included spending on accommodation services, food and beverage, transport services, entertainment and recreation services, and travel agencies. Among these, approximately 113 billion Philippine pesos worth of spending on accommodation services in inbound tourism was tallied.

 Inbound tourism outlook for the Philippines

Although earlier data have shown positive insights for the Philippines' inbound tourism market in the coming years, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected its performance in the past year. Until a vaccine is available for everyone, the closure of the Philippines’ borders for foreign tourists remains in place, affecting the share of the country’s GDP from tourism. It was projected that in 2021, the tourism sector’s GDP share in the Philippines would be below 15 percent, compared to 24 percent in 2019.