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Singapore Tourism Statistics for November 2026
Singapore received 16.91 million international visitor arrivals in 2025, up 2.3% on 2024 but still below the 19.12 million of 2019. Visitors spent a record S$32.76 billion, up 10.0%, and mainland China was the largest market with 3.10 million arrivals. In January–September 2026 arrivals were 12.65 million, 1.7% fewer than a year earlier.
How many people visit Singapore, where they come from, what they spend and where they stay. The figures are compiled from official statistics, and full sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Headline numbers are for 2025, the most recent full year, with 2026 year-to-date where available.
Inbound visitors
International visitors to Singapore
Singapore received 16.91 million international visitor arrivals in 2025, up 2.3% on 2024. Arrivals have risen every year since 2021 but are still below the 19.12 million of 2019. In 2026 the first quarter was up 2.9% (4.43 million), then arrivals fell below 2025 levels from April. In January–September 2026 Singapore received 12.65 million visitors, 1.7% fewer than a year earlier.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.12m | pre-pandemic |
| 2020 | 2.74m | pandemic |
| 2021 | 0.33m | pandemic |
| 2022 | 6.31m | |
| 2023 | 13.60m | |
| 2024 | 16.53m | |
| 2025 | 16.91m |
Arrivals cover all visitors entering by air and sea and non-Malaysian citizens entering by land, classified by country of residence. Annual totals are the sum of the monthly figures. In 2025, 13.81 million visitors arrived by air, 1.78 million by land and 1.32 million by sea. 2026 so far: 4.43 million in January–March (+2.9%), 3.76 million in April–June (−6.6%) and 4.46 million in July–September (−1.8%).
Tourism receipts
What visitors spend in Singapore
International visitors spent a record S$32.76 billion in Singapore in 2025, up 10.0% on 2024 and 18% above the 2019 level. Spending on sightseeing, entertainment and gaming grew fastest, by 21.1%. In the first half of 2026 receipts were S$15.72 billion, 0.3% below the first half of 2025: January–March was up 5.2% at S$8.51 billion, and April–June was lower. Figures are nominal Singapore dollars.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | S$27.69bn | pre-pandemic |
| 2020 | S$4.83bn | pandemic |
| 2021 | S$1.89bn | pandemic |
| 2022 | S$14.18bn | |
| 2023 | S$27.16bn | |
| 2024 | S$29.78bn | |
| 2025 | S$32.76bn | record |
Values in Singapore dollars, not adjusted for inflation. The series uses a revised method from 2016, and figures before 2016 are not comparable. The official forecast for 2026 is S$31.0–32.5 billion.
Source markets
Where Singapore's visitors come from
Mainland China is the largest market, with 3.10 million visitors in 2025, followed by Indonesia (2.44 million). Malaysia, Australia and India each sent between 1.2 and 1.3 million. Australia sent 1.27 million visitors, 7.9% more than in 2024, and arrivals from Japan rose 9.5%. Bars show 2025 arrivals; the muted figure is the 2024 total.
Malaysia's figure excludes Malaysian citizens who enter by land. In January–September 2025 the biggest spenders were mainland China (S$3.68 billion), Indonesia (S$2.09 billion) and Australia (S$1.54 billion), excluding sightseeing, entertainment and gaming. In January–September 2026 arrivals from mainland China rose 4.8% and Japan 8.6%, while Indonesia fell 9.8% and South Korea 13.1%.
Spending by component
What visitors spend their money on
Sightseeing, entertainment and gaming took the largest single share of visitor spending in 2025, S$7.35 billion or 22%. Accommodation (S$5.41 billion), shopping (S$5.21 billion) and food and drink (S$4.91 billion) each took 15–17%. Shopping was almost unchanged on 2024, while food and drink grew 15.1%.
- Other components 30%
- Sightseeing, entertainment & gaming 22%
- Accommodation 17%
- Shopping 16%
- Food & beverage 15%
Shares of S$32.76 billion in tourism receipts in 2025, calculated from the component totals. No official split by purpose of visit is published, so this chart shows spending by component.
Seasonality
When they visit
July (1.68 million) and January (1.63 million) were the busiest months of 2025, and August was close behind (1.61 million). June (1.25 million) and September (1.25 million) were the quietest. The muted figure under each bar is the same month in 2026.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.63m | 2026: 1.50m |
| Feb | 1.38m | 2026: 1.50m |
| Mar | 1.30m | 2026: 1.43m |
| Apr | 1.40m | 2026: 1.33m |
| May | 1.37m | 2026: 1.24m |
| Jun | 1.25m | 2026: 1.18m |
| Jul | 1.68m | 2026: 1.63m |
| Aug | 1.61m | 2026: 1.61m |
| Sep | 1.25m | 2026: 1.23m |
| Oct | 1.38m | |
| Nov | 1.29m | |
| Dec | 1.36m |
Monthly international visitor arrivals, 2025, with January–September 2026 for comparison.
Accommodation
Hotels & occupancy
Singapore's gazetted hotels were 82.0% full on average in 2025, up from 81.4% in 2024 (86.9% in 2019). The average room rate was S$273.5 a night, 1% lower than in 2024, and hotels took S$5.37 billion in room revenue. There were 285 gazetted hotels at the end of 2025. Occupancy reached 91.3% in July 2026 and 91.2% in August 2026, and averaged 82.5% in January–September 2026.
Economic impact
Tourism in Singapore's economy
Tourism receipts of S$32.76 billion in 2025 were the highest on record. Business events added to the total: spending by meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions visitors grew by more than 35% to S$2.3 billion. Industries defined as tourism industries under the UN standard employed 516,500 people in December 2025. The government has set a target of S$47–50 billion in tourism receipts by 2040.
The jobs figure counts all employment in the industries that the UN standard defines as tourism industries, which is wider than the national definition of the tourism sector. It is not a count of jobs that depend on visitors. The tourism share of GDP has not been updated since 2015. In May 2026 the government announced S$740 million in new funding for tourism development over five years.
At a glance
Fast facts
- 3.48 days Avg. length of stay (2025)
- 69.98m Passengers at Changi Airport (2025, +3.4%)
- 13.81m Visitors who arrived by air (2025)
- 2.01m Cruise passengers on 375 ship calls (2025)
- 17–18m Official forecast of visitor arrivals for 2026
- S$15.72bn Tourism receipts in January–June 2026 (−0.3%)
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How many tourists visit Singapore each year?
Singapore received 16.91 million international visitor arrivals in 2025, up 2.3% on the 16.53 million of 2024. That is still below the pre-pandemic peak of 19.12 million in 2019. The official forecast for 2026 is 17–18 million, but arrivals in January–September 2026 were 12.65 million, 1.7% lower than a year earlier.
How much do tourists spend in Singapore?
International visitors spent a record S$32.76 billion in 2025, up 10.0% on 2024. Sightseeing, entertainment and gaming was the largest single component at S$7.35 billion, followed by accommodation (S$5.41 billion), shopping (S$5.21 billion) and food and drink (S$4.91 billion). In January–June 2026 receipts were S$15.72 billion, 0.3% lower than a year earlier.
Which country sends the most tourists to Singapore?
Mainland China, with 3.10 million visitors in 2025, followed by Indonesia (2.44 million), Malaysia (1.28 million), Australia (1.27 million) and India (1.21 million). Mainland China was also the largest market for visitor spending in January–September 2025, excluding sightseeing, entertainment and gaming. The Malaysian figure excludes Malaysian citizens who cross by land.
How long do tourists stay in Singapore?
The average visitor stayed 3.48 days in 2025, down from 3.56 days in 2024. Many trips are short: 3.79 million visitors stayed less than a day.
What is the hotel occupancy rate in Singapore?
Singapore's gazetted hotels were 82.0% full on average in 2025, up from 81.4% in 2024 but below the 86.9% of 2019. The average room rate was S$273.5 a night. In January–September 2026 occupancy averaged 82.5%, with peaks of 91.3% in July and 91.2% in August.
Using these figures?
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Singapore Tourism Statistics (2026). Visitors, spending and trends. Last reviewed 2 November 2026. https://www.globaltourismstatistics.com/singapore
<a href="https://www.globaltourismstatistics.com/singapore">Singapore Tourism Statistics</a> Notes & sources
Methodology & sources
This page compiles publicly available official statistics; the sources for every figure are listed below. The main caveats:
- Arrivals and hotel figures run to September 2026 and tourism receipts to June 2026, as published in SingStat Table Builder on 19 and 30 October 2026. Annual and year-to-date arrivals totals, quarterly arrivals, growth rates, spending shares and the January–September 2026 hotel occupancy (gross lettings divided by available room nights) are our calculations from the published monthly and quarterly tables. The 2025 arrivals growth of 2.3% matches the Singapore Tourism Board's own figure. Officials rounded 2025 receipts to S$32.8 billion; the table gives S$32,755 million.
- International visitor arrivals are published by the Singapore Tourism Board and include all visitors arriving by air and sea and non-Malaysian citizens arriving by land, classified by country of residence. Malaysian citizens crossing by land are not counted, so Malaysia's market total is understated. The length-of-stay table covers 16.24 million arrivals in 2025, fewer than the headline total; the table does not explain the difference.
- Tourism receipts are the Singapore Tourism Board's estimate of spending by international visitors, in nominal Singapore dollars, published as year-to-date totals by quarter. The method was revised from 2016 and earlier figures are not comparable. Market spending figures are for January–September 2025 only and exclude sightseeing, entertainment and gaming; no full-year 2025 split by market was found. MICE receipts (S$2.3 billion) are from the Board's Chief Executive's speech of 8 May 2026.
- Hotel figures cover gazetted hotels only: licensed hotels listed as tourism establishments under the tourism cess legislation. The Board's February 2026 release gave preliminary 2025 figures of 81.9% occupancy and S$273.56 average room rate; this page uses the later annual table (82.0%, S$273.5). Changi Airport passenger counts from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore include residents and transit passengers and are not a measure of visitors. Cruise figures are passenger throughput at the two cruise terminals.
- No official purpose-of-visit split or attraction visitor counts are published in the public tables, so those sections are omitted; the donut chart shows spending by component. The only official tourism direct GDP share is for 2015 (2.6%). Employment in UN-defined tourism industries (Ministry of Manpower) includes industries outside the Board's own definition of the tourism sector.
Primary sources
- Singapore Tourism Board (STB) via SingStat Table Builder: International Visitor Arrivals By Place Of Residence, Monthly (M550001) : Monthly arrivals by market, 2008 to September 2026; annual totals are sums of the monthly figures. Data last updated 30 Oct 2026.
- Singapore Tourism Board (STB) via SingStat Table Builder: International Visitor Arrivals By Place Of Residence (Air, Sea, Land), Monthly (M550011, M550021, M550031) : Arrivals by mode of entry; 2025 totals are sums of the monthly figures. Data last updated 30 Oct 2026.
- data.gov.sg: International Visitor Arrivals dataset : Definition: arrivals include all visitors by air and sea and non-Malaysian citizens by land, classified by country of residence.
- Singapore Tourism Board (STB) via SingStat Table Builder: International Visitor Arrivals By Length Of Stay, Annual (M550391) : Average length of stay 3.48 days in 2025 and 3.56 days in 2024. Data last updated 30 Oct 2026.
- Singapore Tourism Board (STB) via SingStat Table Builder: Tourism Receipts By Major Components (Year-To-Date), Quarterly (M550371) : Full-year receipts 2008–2025 by component and 2026 year-to-date to the second quarter, S$ million. Data last updated 19 Oct 2026.
- Singapore Tourism Board (STB): Record Singapore tourism receipts from January to September 2025 : Media release of 3 Feb 2026: 2025 arrivals of 16.9 million (+2.3%), January–September 2025 receipts by market, cruise results and 2026 forecasts of 17–18 million arrivals and S$31.0–32.5 billion in receipts.
- Singapore Tourism Board (STB): Speech by Chief Executive Melissa Ow at the Tourism Industry Conference 2026 : Speech of 8 May 2026: record S$32.8 billion receipts in 2025, MICE receipts of S$2.3 billion (+35% or more), 2026 forecasts and the Tourism 2040 target of S$47–50 billion.
- Ministry of Trade and Industry: Speech by Minister Grace Fu at the Tourism Industry Conference 2026 : Speech of 8 May 2026: 16.9 million visitors and S$32.8 billion in receipts in 2025; S$740 million added to the Tourism Development Fund over five years.
- Singapore Tourism Board (STB) via SingStat Table Builder: Hotel Statistics, Annual (M550111) : Gazetted hotels: number at year end, occupancy, average room rate, room revenue and available room nights. Data last updated 30 Oct 2026.
- Singapore Tourism Board (STB) via SingStat Table Builder: Hotel Statistics, Monthly (M550081) : Gazetted hotels: monthly occupancy, room rates, room revenue, gross lettings and available room nights to September 2026. Data last updated 30 Oct 2026.
- Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore via SingStat Table Builder: Changi Airport passengers, annual and monthly (M650601, M650031) : 69,981,737 passengers in 2025 (67,650,201 in 2024); monthly figures to September 2026. Data last updated 30 Oct 2026.
- Singapore Cruise Centre and SATS-Creuers Cruise Services via SingStat Table Builder: Cruise Ships And Passenger Throughput Volume, Annual (M550381) : 375 cruise calls and 2,005,050 passenger throughput in 2025 at both cruise terminals. Data last updated 18 May 2026.
- Ministry of Manpower via SingStat Table Builder: Total Employment In UN-defined Tourism Industries, Annual (M184171) : 516,500 jobs in December 2025 and 514,000 in December 2024. Data last updated 6 Jul 2026.
- Singapore Department of Statistics: Tourism Direct GDP As A Proportion Of Total GDP (M016191) : Only published value: 2.6% for 2015. Data last updated 31 Dec 2024.