The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that tourism direct gross value added (TDGVA) reached P2.27 trillion in 2025, accounting for 8.1 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). This represents a 1.4 percent decline from the P2.30 trillion recorded in 2024.
Tourism Spending Trends
Inbound tourism expenditure fell 6.4 percent to P698.46 billion from P745.99 billion in 2024. Meanwhile, outbound tourism expenditure grew 3.5 percent to P357.93 billion, and domestic tourism spending rose three percent to P3.26 trillion. Overall internal tourism expenditure, which combines domestic and inbound spending, increased 1.2 percent to P3.96 trillion.
Employment Growth
Employment in tourism-related industries expanded 2.5 percent to an estimated 7.70 million workers in 2025, accounting for 15.7 percent of total employment nationwide. This exceeds the pre-pandemic level of 6.50 million workers in 2019.
Recovery Path
Tourism direct output in 2019 reached P2.52 trillion, or 12.9 percent of GDP, before plunging 64.4 percent to P895.61 billion in 2020 due to the pandemic. While domestic spending and tourism employment have surpassed 2019 levels, international visitor spending has recovered more slowly. Inbound tourism spending dropped to P31.87 billion in 2021, a 94.7 percent decline from 2019, before rebounding to P698.46 billion in 2025.
The data were compiled under the Philippine Tourism Satellite Account framework, which tracks tourism's contribution to the economy. The PSA noted that historical data from 2000 to 2024 were revised following updates to the Philippine Tourism Statistical Classification System approved in 2025.
