Tourism Statistics and TrendsTOURIST ARRIVALS, 1987 - 1996
| Growth | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Total |
| Tourists | 422.0 | 290.5 | 268.4 | 277.7 | 348.5 | 360.5 | 364.5 | 394.2 | 417.2 | 442.7 | 3586.2 |
| Var.% | -- | -31.2 | -7.6 | 3.5 | 25.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 8.15 | 5.8 | 6.1 | -- |
| Revenue | 191.9 | 166.3 | 160.8 | 171.8 | 203.4 | 214.9 | 225.6 | 261.6 | 310.4 | 343.1 | 2249.8 |
| Var.% | -- | -13.3 | -3.3 | 6.84 | 18.4 | 5.65 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 10.5 | -- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1987 - 1996
| Region | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Total |
| North America | 69.4 | 44.5 | 31.8 | 60.0 | 73.3 | 83.1 | 86.6 | 107.6 | 106.1 | 116.0 | 778.4 |
| Var.% | -- | -35.9 | -28.5 | 88.7 | 22.2 | 13.4 | 4.2 | 24.2 | -1.4 | 9.3 | -- |
| South America | 97.8 | 75.8 | 75.5 | 69.8 | 90.1 | 93.9 | 95.2 | 103.0 | 103.3 | 101.6 | 906.0 |
| Var.% | -- | -22.5 | -0.4 | -7.5 | 29.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -- |
| Central America | 40.4 | 33.8 | 30.9 | 32.8 | 40.3 | 41.7 | 40.4 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 374.3 |
| Var.% | -- | -16.3 | -8.6 | 6.1 | 22.9 | 3.5 | -3.1 | -10.9 | 8.3 | 0.0 | -- |
| Caribbean | 30.9 | 27.0 | 29.2 | 22.2 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 33.3 | 33.9 | 32.6 | 31.3 | 297.9 |
| Var.% | -- | -12.6 | 8.1 | -24.0 | 28.4 | 1.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 | -3.8 | -4.0 | -- |
| Europe | 18.3 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 21.7 | 27.7 | 25.5 | 192.5 |
| Var.% | -- | -15.3 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 14.2 | -1.2 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 27.6 | -7.9 | -- |
| Other | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 115.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.0 | 10.5 | -29.3 | 20.7 | 17.2 | 10.3 | -1.6 | -3.2 | 25.4 | -- |
| Total | 267.3 | 207.1 | 196.3 | 207.8 | 259.0 | 276.0 | 287.4 | 314.8 | 320.9 | 328.7 | 2665.3 |
| Var.% | -- | -22.5 | -5.2 | 5.9 | 24.6 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | -- |
ARRIVALS AT FRONTIERS OF VISITORS FROM ABROAD, 1991 - 1995
Regions and Countries |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Market Share % 1995 |
| Africa | 175 |
228 |
191 |
273 |
363 |
0.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
30.3 |
-16.2 |
42.9 |
33.0 |
-- |
| Americas | 267,871 |
281,216 |
282,035 |
305,746 |
316,519 |
88.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.0 |
0.3 |
8.4 |
3.5 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 28,680 |
29,150 |
33,516 |
34,120 |
32,683 |
9.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.6 |
15.0 |
1.8 |
-4.2 |
-- |
| East Asia/Pacific | 9,155 |
10,719 |
12,003 |
11,451 |
10,809 |
3.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
17.1 |
12.0 |
-4.6 |
-5.6 |
-- |
| Europe | 19,528 |
19,751 |
22,558 |
25,269 |
31,822 |
8.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.1 |
14.2 |
12.0 |
26.0 |
-- |
| Middle East | 27 |
23 |
26 |
51 |
62 |
0.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-14.8 |
13.0 |
96.1 |
21.6 |
-- |
| Total | 296,756 |
311,937 |
316,813 |
342,790 |
359,575 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
5.1 |
1.6 |
8.2 |
4.9 |
-- |
MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS BY PORT OF ENTRY: JANUARY - JULY, 1997 - 1998
Month |
Tocumen |
Paso Canoa |
Balboa y Cristobal |
Total |
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1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
| January | 32,121 |
32,213 |
4,071 |
5,872 |
4,599 |
6,996 |
40,791 |
45,081 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.3 | -87.4 | 44.2 | -21.7 | 52.1 | -- | 10.5 |
| February | 30,438 |
31,050 |
3,999 |
4,662 |
2,651 |
7,041 |
37,088 |
42,753 |
| Var.% | -- |
2.0 | 87.1 | 16.6 | -43.1 | 165.4 | -- | 15.3 |
| March | 31,448 |
33,933 |
4,992 |
5,471 |
7,933 |
8,837 |
44,373 |
48,241 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.9 | -85.2 | 9.6 | 45.0 | 11.4 | -- | 8.7 |
| April | 34,306 |
28,650 |
3,433 |
4,458 |
6,402 |
8,174 |
44,141 |
41,282 |
| Var.% | -- |
-16.5 | -88.0 | 29.9 | 43.6 | 27.7 | -- | -6.5 |
| May | 24,695 |
26,452 |
3,309 |
3,677 |
5,511 |
6,834 |
33,515 |
36,963 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.1 |
-87.5 |
11.1 |
33.3 |
24.0 |
-- |
10.3 |
| June | 29,445 |
29,852 |
3,199 |
3,811 |
4,951 |
6,175 |
37,595 |
39,638 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.4 |
-89.3 |
19.1 |
30.0 |
24.7 |
-- |
5.4 |
| July | 35,639 |
33,137 |
5,236 |
5,460 |
3,640 |
6,342 |
44,515 |
44,939 |
| Var.% | -- |
-7.0 |
-84.2 |
4.3 |
-33.3 |
74.2 |
-- |
1.0 |
| Total | 218,092 |
216,287 |
28,239 |
33,411 |
36,687 |
90,399 |
282,013 |
299,097 |
| Var.% | -- |
-1.3 |
-87.1 |
20.9 |
6.7 |
41.8 |
-- |
6.0 |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY PORT OF ENTRY, 1988 - 1997
Year |
Aeropuerto de Tocumen |
Frontera de Paso Canoa |
Puertos de Balboa y Cristobal |
Total |
Var.% |
1988 |
207,045 |
20,814 |
62,633 |
290,492 |
-- |
1989 |
195,275 |
20,356 |
51,749 |
268,381 |
-7.6 |
1990 |
207,705 |
23,255 |
46,756 |
277,716 |
3.5 |
1991 |
258,967 |
37,789 |
51,787 |
348,543 |
25.5 |
1992 |
276,055 |
35,882 |
48,591 |
360,528 |
3.4 |
1993 |
287,513 |
29,300 |
47,717 |
364,530 |
1.1 |
1994 |
314,071 |
27,919 |
51,427 |
384,217 |
5.4 |
1995 |
320,824 |
38,751 |
57,601 |
417,176 |
8.6 |
1996 |
328,725 |
47,947 |
66,047 |
442,719 |
6.1 |
1997 |
367,598 |
51,248 |
64,138 |
482,984 |
9.1 |
Total |
2,763,778 |
333,261 |
548,446 |
3,637,286 |
-- |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMODATION: JANUARY - JULY, 1997-1998
Month |
Rooms in Use |
Room Occupancy Rate |
Average Length of Stay |
Total Rooms Available |
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1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
||
| January | 3,389 |
3,961 |
54.2 |
48.2 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
4,152 |
| Var.% | -- |
16.9 |
-- |
-11.1 |
-- |
14.3 |
-- |
| February | 3,405 |
3,943 |
57.2 |
55.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
4,152 |
| Var.% | -- |
15.8 |
-- |
-3.1 |
-- |
-4.3 |
-- |
| March | 3,637 |
3,932 |
53.8 |
58.8 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
4,152 |
| Var.% | -- |
8.1 |
-- |
9.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
| April | 3,570 |
3,963 |
47.7 |
48.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
4,152 |
| Var.% | -- |
11.0 |
-- |
1.3 |
-- |
-8.0 |
-- |
| May | 3,678 |
3,953 |
47.4 |
47.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
4,152 |
| Var.% | -- |
7.5 |
-- |
-0.4 |
-- |
-4.3 |
-- |
| June | 3,749 |
3,933 |
51.8 |
47.5 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
4,152 |
| Var.% | -- |
4.9 |
-- |
-8.3 |
-- |
-8.3 |
-- |
| July | 3,690 |
3,942 |
55.1 |
47.0 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
4,152 |
| Var.% | -- |
6.8 |
-- |
-14.7 |
-- |
-8.3 |
-- |
| Total | 25,118 |
23,666 |
367.2 |
304.2 |
16.3 |
13.4 |
4,152 |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.8 |
-- |
-17.2 |
-- |
-17.8 |
-- |
Sources: Instituto Panameño de Turismo (IPAT) & INCAE/CLACDS - Panamá & World Tourism Organization's Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Vol. II - 1997