Singapore Tourism Statistics for 2022 - Who Visited Singapore the Most?

Singapore. A bucket-list destination for millions.

With over 55 unique attractions and sights to see, it's easy to understand why Singapore is considered a "must-visit" destination.

Today we'll look at some unbelievable Singapore tourism statistics that will leave you stunned.

Let's not waste any more time!

General Singapore Tourism Statistics for 2022

Numbers, numbers, numbers; and there are millions. Here, we look at the top Singapore tourism statistics that will blow your mind.

There were around 1.5 Millon international visitors in the first half of 2022.

International arrivals have increased by 1100% compared to 2021 (around 12 times more).

Citizens from Indonesia visited Singapore the most, with around 282,000 visitors.

The top 5 countries by arrival include Indonesia (282,000), India (219,000), Malaysia (139,000), Australia (125,000), Philippines (81,000).

56% of visitors to Singapore form part of the top 5 countries that were just mentioned.

Total tourism receipts for the first quarter of 2022 equaled $1.3 billion.

Tourism receipts increased by 213% year-over-year (YoY).

Tourism receipts from accommodation increased by 344% YoY.

Tourism receipts from shopping increased by 373% YoY.

The average stay for international visits was 7.1 days in the first half of 2022.

In July 2022, there were 726,601 international arrivals in Singapore.

International Visitors by Country for 2022

From the general statistics mentioned above, it's clear that arrivals to Singapore are rapidly increasing. Let's look at the country residents that visited Singapore the most from January 2022 to August 2022.

Indonesia: 508.49k

India: 370.49k

Malaysia: 264.17k

Australia: 250.67k

Vietnam: 177.51k

the Philippines: 169.08k

the USA: 147.86k

Thailand: 128.13k

the UK: 100.21k

South Korea: 99.26k

China: 66.06k

Bangladesh: 60.98k

Germany: 55.81k

Hong Kong SAR: 58.05k

Others: 506.62k

There were more visitors from Indonesia than from countries identified as "others."

During Jan - Aug 2022, there were 2.96M (million) visitor arrivals in Singapore. Visitor arrivals increased by 1833.0% year over year (YoY).

In the same breath, there were a total of 2.17M (million) overnight visitors in Singapore. As a result, overnight visitors increased by 5167.1% YoY.

Even though Singapore saw a drastic increase in visitors, the average duration of stay decreased by 78.5% YoY, totaling 5.98 days.

International Visitors to Singapore by Month

Now that you know what nationals visited Singapore the most, we'll discuss visitor arrivals by month from Jan 22 to Aug 22.

Arrivals by Month:

January 2022 - 57,174 arrivals

February 2022 - 67,764 arrivals

March 2022 - 121,207 arrivals

April 2022 - 295,095 arrivals

May 2022 - 418,458 arrivals

June 2022 - 534,733 arrivals

July 2022 - 726,602 arrivals

August 2022 - 729,601 arrivals

Singapore had the most arrivals in August 2022.

Month Over Month (MoM) Increase in Percentage:

January 2022 - N/A

February 2022 - 18.5224% increase in visitors MoM

March 2022 - 78.8663% increase in visitors MoM

April 2022 - 143.4636% increase in visitors MoM

May 2022 - 41.8045% increase in visitors MoM

June 2022 - 27.7865% increase in visitors MoM

July 2022 - 35.8812% increase in visitors MoM

August 2022 - 0.4127% increase in visitors MoM

Month over month, international arrivals in Singapore have increased by an average of 49.53%.

Average Length of Stay in Singapore for International Arrivals

February 2022: 16.9 days

March 2022: 12.5 days

April 2022: 7.3 days

May 2022: 6.1 days

June 2022: 5.7 days

July 2022: 5.1 days

The longest duration of stay was in February, with an average of around 17 days per visit.

International Visitor Arrivals By Sex and Age

By Sex:

Female: Total of 1,149,571 female arrivals in Singapore (around 1.1 million female arrivals)

Male: Total of 1,023,240 male arrivals in Singapore (around 1 million arrivals)

In 2022, Singapore had 126,331 more female travelers than male travelers.

By age group:

Under 15 Years: 201,170 visitors

15-19 Years: 82,514 visitors

20-24 Years: 170,793 visitors

25-34 Years: 541,891 visitors

35-44 Years: 461,841 visitors

45-54 Years: 331,143 visitors

55-64 Years: 230,420 visitors

65 & Over: 153,086 visitors

Visitors between the ages of 25 and 34 visited Singapore the most from February 2022 to July 2022.

Arrivals by Mode of Transport

Arrivals via air: 1,965,781 (Around 1.9 million arrivals)

Arrivals via sea: 161,194

Arrivals via land: 103,057

No surprise here, but most international arrivals happen via air transport.

Singapore Hotel Statistics (up until July 2022)

Tourists have to stay somewhere, right? Here we explore hotel statistics for 2022. Be careful; some of these findings might shock you.

I should mention that these statistics refer to gazetted hotels.

Singapore Average Hotel Room Rate in Dollars

February 2022: $190

March 2022: $191.4

April 2022: $207.3

May 2022: $225

June 2022: $240.6

July 2022: $259

July's average hotel room rate increased by 69 dollars. Compared to February, that's a 36.32% increase!

Average Singapore Hotel Occupancy Rate (in percentage)

For clarity: the higher the percentage, the more rooms were occupied during a specific period.

February 2022: 63.3%

March 2022: 59.9%

April 2022: 66.3%

May 2022: 72.6%

June 2022: 78.1%

July 2022: 79.1%

Total Number of Hotel Rooms That Were Occupied

The statistics being shown include rooms that were paid for and complimentary rooms.

February 2022: 559,449

March 2022: 800,986

April 2022: 880,823

May 2022: 1,041,588 (around 1 million rooms)

June 2022: 1,227,972 (around 1.2 million rooms)

July 2022: 1,224,988 (around 1.2 million rooms)

Takeaway: Total number of complimentary and paid rooms increased by 119% from February 2022 to July 2022.

Total Number Of Hotel Rooms that Were Not Occupied

These rooms exclude rooms closed for renovations and staff use.

February 2022: 883,234

March 2022: 1,337,116

April 2022: 1,328,964

May 2022: 1,434,643

June 2022: 1,573,112

July 2022: 1,547,763

Singapore Tourism Receipts During The Pandemic

It's no secret that COVID-19 has had a great impact on economic developments across the world. This is especially true within the tourism and travel industry. Next, we'll take a look at tourism before, during, and after the pandemic (as restrictions and regulations were lifted):

Tourism Receipts per Major Component for 2019

For 2019, tourism receipts equaled 27.69B (billion) dollars, an 2.77% increase from 2018.

Shopping: 5.64B (billion)

Accommodation: 5.53B

Food and Beverages: 2.5B

Sightseeing, Entertainment, and Gaming: 6.0B

Other major components not listed (airfare, port taxes, etc.): 8.03B

Tourism Receipts per Major Component for 2020

For 2020, tourism receipts equaled 4.83B (billion) dollars, an 82.56% decrease from 2020.

Shopping: 1702.93M (million)

Accommodation: 1.02B (billion)

Food and Beverages: 453.67M

Sightseeing, Entertainment, and Gaming: 951.27M

Other major components not listed (airfare, port taxes, etc.): 1.7B

Tourism Receipts per Major Component for 2021

For 2021, tourism receipts equaled 1.89B (billion) dollars, a 60.79% decrease from 2020.

Shopping: 174.42M (million)

Accommodation: 580.44M

Food and Beverages: 192.46M

Sightseeing, Entertainment, and Gaming: 223.26M

Other major components not listed (airfare, port taxes, etc.): 723.05M

Tourism Receipts per Major Component for the 2022 1Q

Looking at the tourism receipts for the first quarter of 2022, we can see a slight increase from 2021.

Shopping: 211M (million)

Accommodation: 479M

Food and Beverages: 105M

Sightseeing, Entertainment, and Gaming: 163M

Other major components not listed (airfare, port taxes, etc.): 372M

Tourism Receipts per Top Country for 2019

China: 4.12B (billion)

Indonesia: 3.07B

India: 1.62B

Australia: 1.34B

Japan: 1.16B

the USA: 885.27M (million)

Malaysia: 733.08M

Philippines: 720.72M

South Korea: 675.41M

Vietnam: 668.87M

Tourism Receipts per Top Country for 2020

China: 624.01M (million)

Indonesia: 561.62M

India: 290.75M

Australia: 225.33M

Japan: 178.22M

the USA: 148.84M

UK: 138.38M

Malaysia: 134.54M

Vietnam: 133.45M

Philippines: 125.36M

Tourism Receipts per Top Country for 2021

China: 536.86M (million)

Indonesia: 189.94M

India: 94.74M

the USA: 72.07M

Malaysia: 68.47M

Australia: 51.96M

Hong Kong SAR: 46.12M

South Korea: 41.95M

Vietnam: 39.63M

Japan: 38.3M

What are Singapore's Traditional Incoming Markets, and How will that Change Post-COVID?

Global COVID regulations and travel restrictions have gradually been lifted during 2022. The initial effect was more international travel worldwide. As a result, we can expect stable growth in tourism for many top destinations worldwide, Singapore included.

Pre-pandemic (2019), the traditional inbound markets to Singapore included:

China: 3.63M (million)

Indonesia: 3.11M

India: 1.42M

Malaysia: 1.22M

Australia: 1.14M

Japan: 884.31k

Philippines: 829.33k

the US: 729.41k

South Korea: 645.85k

the UK: 607.82k

It's clear that before the pandemic started, China was the largest inbound market to Singapore. However, post-covid (2022), China ranks 11th on the country list with a 98.2% decrease in arrivals from 2019 to 2022.

New arrivals to the top inbound markets include:

Vietnam (177.51k arrivals), Thailand (128.13k), Bangladesh (60.98k), Germany (55.81k), and Hong Kong SAR (58.05k).

The only country that dropped from the list is Japan, which previously ranked 6th on the top inbound country list.

Even though it would be difficult to accurately forecast inbound tourism, some hints will help us safely assume how Singapore's traditional inbound markets will change post-covid.

During the pandemic, strict travel regulations were standard across the board. Even though some restrictions were lifted in 2022, China and Japan maintained their covid protocols and regulations. This could explain why less inbound arrivals from these countries alike.

Simply put: Strict covid regulations is a top reason for fewer outbound tourist from China and Japan.

Should these restrictions be lifted in the future, we can safely assume that outbound visitors from these 2 countries to Singapore will increase.

In terms of the other traditional markets, there's no indication to assume that there will be fewer inbound arrivals in Singapore. In fact, the statistics indicate rapid growth month over month from these top inbound countries, which will likely continue.

Ultimately, Singapore is a top-tier tourist destination for many reasons. In fact, some travellers choose to have a layover in Singapore just to enjoy the incredible sights and culture. From what we've discovered today, it's safe to assume that growth in the tourism sector will continue throughout 2022.

From the statistics above, it's clear that Singapore is rapidly growing in tourism in 2022. Wondering why millions of visitors travel to Singapore? Why not see for yourself?

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Sources and Related Links:

Singapore Tourism Board - Quatarly tourism performance report

Singapore Tourism Analytics Network (STAN)

Department of Statistics Singapore

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Budget Direct

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