VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

JANUARY-MARCH 2012

Country of Residence

JAN
2012

ASIA
ASEAN
BRUNEI
CAMBODIA
INDONESIA
LAOS
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
VIETNAM

461
140
2,964
70
7,397
336
11,041
3,125
2,156

405
127
2,934
68
7,955
273
11,498
3,390
1,636

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

1,477
438
9,210
203
24,327
1,181
35,975
10,478
5,338

0.13
0.04
0.80
0.02
2.12
0.10
3.13
0.91
0.46

1,177
527
8,320
203
22,034
794
32,411
9,073
4,002

25.49
-16.89
10.70
0.00
10.41
48.74
11.00
15.49
33.38

27,690

28,286

32,651

88,627

7.72

78,541

12.84

42,868
11,792
32,089
102,166
658
21,995

26,289
7,630
36,004
89,758
513
18,025

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

96,455
28,800
104,558
265,031
1,686
57,745

8.40
2.51
9.11
23.08
0.15
5.03

54,332
27,956
100,681
228,398
1,678
42,000

77.53
3.02
3.85
16.04
0.48
37.49

211,568

178,219

164,488

554,275

48.28

455,045

21.81

215
3,813
257
124
341
233

184
3,491
188
105
239
248

304
3,761
484
197
318
226

703
11,065
929
426
898
707

0.06
0.96
0.08
0.04
0.08
0.06

731
10,984
1,148
387
844
1,025

-3.83
0.74
-19.08
10.08
6.40
-31.02

4,983

4,455

5,290

14,728

1.28

15,119

-2.59

240
106
77
423
291
2,352
843

263
107
72
387
300
2,369
915

280
132
58
480
331
2,260
1,165

783
345
207
1,290
922
6,981
2,923

0.07
0.03
0.02
0.11
0.08
0.61
0.25

564
385
183
1,154
837
5,964
2,897

38.83
-10.39
13.11
11.79
10.16
17.05
0.90

4,332

4,413

4,706

13,451

1.17

11,984

12.24

14,088
157
63,160

10,682
120
56,284

11,747
148
60,117

36,517
425
179,561

3.18
0.04
15.64

33,800
317
168,847

8.04
34.07
6.35

77,405

67,086

72,012

216,503

18.86

202,964

6.67

SUB-TOTAL
EAST ASIA
CHINA
HONGKONG
JAPAN
KOREA
MACAU
TAIWAN
SUB-TOTAL
SOUTH ASIA
BANGLADESH
INDIA
IRAN
NEPAL
PAKISTAN
SRI LANKA
SUB-TOTAL
MIDDLE EAST
BAHRAIN
EGYPT
JORDAN
KUWAIT
QATAR*
SAUDI ARABIA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
SUB-TOTAL
AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
MEXICO
USA
SUB-TOTAL

FEB
2012

MAR
2012

JAN-MAR
2012

% OF
TOTAL

JAN-MAR
2011

%
GROWTH
RATE

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VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

JANUARY-MARCH 2012

Country of Residence

JAN
2012

FEB
2012

MAR
2012

JAN-MAR
2012

% OF
TOTAL

JAN-MAR
2011

%
GROWTH
RATE

SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
PERU
VENEZUELA

119
227
69
27
23

138
225
49
24
27

85
219
63
49
9

342
671
181
100
59

0.03
0.06
0.02
0.01
0.01

254
489
190
90
57

34.65
37.22
-4.74
11.11
3.51

SUB-TOTAL

465

463

425

1,353

0.12

1,080

25.28

711
1,244
872
3,343
6,473
54
2,074
2,249

516
1,242
902
3,926
7,341
44
1,915
2,401

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

2,156
3,548
2,881
10,257
21,106
163
5,798
6,955

0.19
0.31
0.25
0.89
1.84
0.01
0.51
0.61

2,566
3,826
2,494
8,756
17,762
127
5,283
6,093

-15.98
-7.27
15.52
17.14
18.83
28.35
9.75
14.15

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

17,020

18,287

17,557

52,864

4.60

46,907

12.70

1,818
683
667
1,727
2,719
9,755

1,944
660
574
1,836
3,106
9,213

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

5,094
1,864
1,965
5,449
7,847
31,700

0.44
0.16
0.17
0.47
0.68
2.76

4,256
1,602
1,364
4,795
6,326
26,065

19.69
16.35
44.06
13.64
24.04
21.62

SUB-TOTAL
SOUTHERN EUROPE
GREECE
ITALY
PORTUGAL
SPAIN

17,369

17,333

19,217

53,919

4.70

44,408

21.42

159
1,923
131
1,424

163
1,667
119
1,113

179
1,472
131
1,504

501
5,062
381
4,041

0.04
0.44
0.03
0.35

482
4,744
435
3,377

3.94
6.70
-12.41
19.66

3,637

3,062

3,286

9,985

0.87

9,038

10.48

488
4,447
4,935
498

509
2,862
3,371
578

684
2,544
3,228
344

1,681
9,853
11,534
1,420

0.15
0.86
1.00
0.12

1,275
6,698
7,973
1,139

31.84
47.10
44.66
24.67

5,433

3,949

3,572

12,954

1.13

9,112

42.16

575
295

507
235

482
233

1,564
763

0.14
0.07

1,407
606

11.16
25.91

870

742

715

2,327

0.20

2,013

15.60

EUROPE
WESTERN EUROPE
ANDORRA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
FRANCE
GERMANY
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND

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

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VISITOR ARRIVALS TO THE PHILIPPINES BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

JANUARY-MARCH 2012
JAN
2012

Country of Residence
AUSTRALASIA/PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
GUAM
NAURU
NEW ZEALAND
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

FEB
2012

MAR
2012

JAN-MAR
2012

% OF
TOTAL

JAN-MAR
2011

%
GROWTH
RATE

16,145
3,067
7
1,161
262

14,453
3,204
5
903
296

17,053
3,488
3
1,237
392

47,651
9,759
15
3,301
950

4.15
0.85
0.00
0.29
0.08

40,418
8,425
8
2,740
625

17.90
15.83
87.50
20.47
52.00

20,642

18,861

22,173

61,676

5.37

52,216

18.12

75
283

106
285

50
284

231
852

0.02
0.07

166
787

39.16
8.26

358

391

334

1,083

0.09

953

13.64

OTHERS & UNSPECIFIED

RESIDENCES

3,761

3,621

3,541

10,923

0.95

9,250

18.09

TOTAL
OVERSEAS FILIPINOS***

395,533
15,531

349,168
12,757

349,967
25,116

1,094,668
53,404

95.35
4.65

938,630
50,871

16.62
4.98

2012 MONTHLY TOTAL

2011 MONTHLY TOTAL
Monthly Growth Rate (%)

411,064
349,713
17.54

361,925
318,912
13.49

375,083
320,876
16.89

1,148,072

100.00

989,501

16.03

SUB-TOTAL
AFRICA
NIGERIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SUB-TOTAL

*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

TOP 12 MARKETS BY VOLUME

Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Country
KOREA
USA
JAPAN
CHINA
TAIWAN
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
SINGAPORE
UNITED KINGDOM
HONGKONG
MALAYSIA
GERMANY

Jan-Mar
2012
265,031
179,561
104,558
96,455
57,745
47,651
36,517
35,975
31,700
28,800
24,327
21,106

%
Share
23.08%
15.64%
9.11%
8.40%
5.03%
4.15%
3.18%
3.13%
2.76%
2.51%
2.12%
1.84%

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

Jan-Mar
2011
228,398
168,847
100,681
54,332
42,000
40,418
33,800
32,411
26,065
27,956
22,034
17,762

%
Share
23.08%
17.06%
10.17%
5.49%
4.24%
4.08%
3.42%
3.28%
2.63%
2.83%
2.23%
1.80%

Growth
Rate (%)
16.04
6.35
3.85
77.53
37.49
17.90
8.04
11.00
21.62
3.02
10.41
18.83

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