International tourism, number of departures in Singapore
Singapore: International tourism, number of departures was 1.54 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Singapore, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Singapore is 1.54 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 85.6% on the previous year and down 79.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Singapore peaked at 10.71 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million, in 2020.
That places Singapore 59th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.87 million | — |
| 1996 | 3.31 million | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 3.67 million | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 3.75 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.97 million | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 4.44 million | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 4.36 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.40 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.22 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.17 million | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 5.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.53 million | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 6.02 million | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 6.83 million | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 6.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.34 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 7.75 million | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 8.05 million | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.65 million | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 8.90 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 9.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.47 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.89 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 10.38 million | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 10.71 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.54 million | -85.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.51 million | 2.87 million | 3.97 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.31 million | 4.22 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.03 million | 7.34 million | 10.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million | 1.54 million | 1.54 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 56 Lithuania 1.64 million compare
- 57 Cyprus 1.58 million compare
- 58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.55 million compare
- 60 Ecuador 1.51 million compare
- 61 Philippines 1.48 million compare
- 62 Bangladesh 1.46 million compare
- 62 Luxembourg 1.46 million compare
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Singapore?
- International tourism, number of departures in Singapore was 1.54 million in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.71 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Singapore ranks 59th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.