International tourism, expenditures in Philippines
Philippines: International tourism, expenditures was 4.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Philippines, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 4.9% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is down 50.6% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Philippines peaked at 13.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1995.
Philippines ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.7% | — |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +88.4% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +25.2% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +96.9% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 1.7% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Philippines?
- International tourism, expenditures in Philippines was 4.9% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1995.
- How does Philippines rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Philippines ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.