Singapore tourists in Phuket: arrivals by year and month

Singapore accounted for 117,946 guest arrivals at Phuket accommodation establishments in 2025 — 1.2% of all foreign check-ins (10,085,407) and rank #21 among the 38 foreign rows (including the residual “Others”) the Ministry of Tourism and Sports publishes for the province. Against 2024 (138,175) that is −14.6%; against 2019, the last pre-pandemic year (145,176), it is −18.8%.

Over the whole series the market went from 178,972 in 2013 to 117,946 in 2025 (−34.1%). The best year on record is 2014 with 185,010 check-ins. The pandemic low was 2021 at 4,362. Singapore’s share of foreign arrivals moved from 1.5% in 2019 to 1.2% in 2025, so other markets grew faster.

Seasonality: in 2025 the peak month was September (13,655) and the quietest February (7,411). Averaged over 2023–2025, arrivals are moderately seasonal (2.3× between May and January): November–March carries 32.6% of the year and June–August 28.5%, which makes Singapore a year-round market for Phuket. Before the pandemic (2013–2019) the strongest month averaged 13.2% of the year, in December.

Definitions: a guest arrival is a check-in at a registered hotel, resort, guesthouse or serviced apartment in Phuket province, counted by the nationality given at check-in. It is not an airport arrival and not a count of people: someone who stays in two hotels is counted twice, someone in a private villa is not counted. The nationality series runs 2013–2025; the 2026 split will appear with the ministry’s 2026 annual file, expected mid-2027. Source: Thailand Ministry of Tourism and Sports, provincial statistics, retrieved September 2026; files refreshed 2026-09-05.