STATISTICAL highlights for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this year showed that the Philippines was seventh among countries in the region in terms of tourist arrivals. The table below shows that our country recorded 5.45 million tourist arrivals as of Dec.
STATISTICAL highlights for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this year showed that the Philippines was seventh among countries in the region in terms of tourist arrivals. The table below shows that our country recorded 5.45 million tourist arrivals as of Dec. 2023, significantly lower than Thailand's 28 million, Malaysia's 20 million, Singapore's 13.6 million and Vietnam's 12.6 million. Although the country's tourist growth rate is modestly high at 105.
The Philippines only has 1,145 kilometers of road per 10,000 square kilometers of land . This is, again, lower than that in Malaysia , Singapore , Vietnam and Thailand .The same observation is true with international air passengers, total motor vehicles, internet subscribers and mobile phone users, as shown in the table below. The same four countries with the highest number of tourist arrivals have higher scores than the Philippines.
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