International tourism, receipts in Philippines
Philippines: International tourism, receipts was 3.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Philippines, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 3.5% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Philippines peaked at 12.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2020.
That places Philippines 111th out of 183 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, receipts in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.3% | — |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -33.4% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +190.6% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -42.2% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -71.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 3.9% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 108 North Macedonia 3.5% compare
- 109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.5% compare
- 110 Germany 3.5% compare
- 112 Hungary 3.4% compare
- 113 Slovenia 3.4% compare
- 114 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.3% compare
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, receipts in Philippines?
- International tourism, receipts in Philippines was 3.5% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Philippines ranks 111th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.