Singapore’s overnight visitor volume fell 2.2 percent year-on-year to 1.24 million in August, despite overall international arrivals remaining broadly stable, according to the latest data from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).
The city-state received 1.61 million international visitors during the month, down 0.3 percent from a year earlier and 1.2 percent from July.
Visitors also spent less time in Singapore. The average length of stay declined by 4.2 percent year-on-year to 3.46 days.
Mainland China remained Singapore’s largest source market in August, contributing 435,440 visitors, up 9.4 percent from the corresponding month last year.
Indonesia ranked second with 161,680 arrivals, followed by Malaysia with 94,200, Japan with 92,960 and India with 87,770.
Among the five largest source markets, arrivals from Malaysia increased by 6.2 percent year-on-year. Visitor volumes from Indonesia and Japan were broadly flat, while arrivals from India declined by 3.7 percent.
Australia was the sixth-largest source market, contributing 86,570 visitors. South Korea, the United States, the Philippines, Taiwan and the United Kingdom each generated more than 50,000 arrivals during the month.
Of the five leading markets, only mainland China and India recorded average stays above the overall international average. Mainland Chinese visitors stayed for an average of 3.71 days, while Indian travelers recorded an average stay of 5.95 days.
For the first eight months of 2026, Singapore received 11.43 million international visitors, down 1.7 percent from the same period last year.
Overnight visitors totaled 8.37 million, accounting for 73.2 percent of total arrivals, and were down 3.2 percent year-on-year. The average length of stay during the period fell 2.8 percent to 3.43 days.
In a February update, STB projected between 17 million and 18 million international visitor arrivals for 2026, compared with 16.9 million in 2025. It forecast tourism receipts of SG$31 billion ($24.4 billion) to SG$32.5 billion ($25.5 billion).
