NSCB - Philippine Tourism Satellite Account (PTSA) - Selected Tourism Statistics - Visitor Arrivals by Region of Residence: 1994 to 2002

Visitor Arrivals by Region of Residence: 1998 to 2002

Regional Grouping	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Asia	1,003,172	1,031,405	976,658	945,807	1,091,720
ASEAN	137,030	141,329	132,742	115,566	133,790
East Asia	816,449	845,763	802,787	790,373	917,126
South Asia	29,883	25,281	23,704	21,486	20,189
Middle East	19,810	19,032	17,425	18,382	20,615
America	540,596	534,480	510,862	451,008	453,667
North America	535,564	528,586	506,047	447,041	449,886
Central America	1,430	1,534	1,175	880	1,315
South America	3,602	4,360	3,640	3,087	2,466
Europe	307,058	290,480	249,387	199,345	181,848
Western Europe	140,420	136,102	115,688	92,577	87,861
Northern Europe	134,771	125,114	107,302	86,368	72,740
Southern Europe	27,089	26,171	23,400	16,991	17,081
Eastern Europe	4,778	3,093	2,997	3,409	4,166
Oceania	97,438	89,770	86,438	80,002	103,523
Africa	3,142	2,541	1,674	2,553	2,045
Others and Unspecified Residence	23,674	22,548	16,764	19,347	16,120
Overseas Filipinos 1/	174,277	199,290	150,386	98,831	83,754
Grand Total	2,149,357	2,170,514	1,992,169	1,796,893	1,932,677

Note:

1/ Philippine passport holders permanently residing abroad; excludes Overseas Filipino Workers.

Source of Data: Arrival/Departure Cards; Sea Manifests

Prepared by: Tourism Research and Statistics Division, Office of Tourism Development Planning, Department of Tourism.