Panama tourism statistics: arrivals, nights and spend

Where Panama stands, June 2026

Panama in June: up on a year

Panama recorded 198,427 visitor arrivals in June 2026, +14.2% on a year and 141.9% of the June 2019 level.

Among the destinations it competes with: Honduras +8.6%, Jamaica -34.1%, Costa Rica -0.8%, Puerto Rico +6.1%.

From the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when July is published

At a glance

Latest month	June 2026
Visitor arrivals	198,427
On a year	+14.2%
Against June 2019	141.9%
Year to date, on a year	+20.0%
Growth rank in Americas	1 of 20
Best month on record	January 2026

Jet fuel, a gallon$3.04+45.3% on a year/v1/fuel

Growth 20265.0%projected/v1/economy/PA

This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/PA/briefAnalyst

Visitors entering Panama through Tocumen airport, and the change on a year

Visitor arrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %

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Panama against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Panama.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=PADeveloper

Country	Latest	Figure	On a year	Vs 2019	Year to date	Rivalry with Panama

The last six months

Month	Visitor arrivals	On a year	Vs 2019	Vs 3-year average
Jun 2026	198,427	+14.2%	141.9%	+23.5%
May 2026	199,295	+20.0%	159.0%	+31.6%
Apr 2026	212,293	+18.6%	155.6%	+33.1%
Mar 2026	232,280	+23.0%	157.6%	+27.4%
Feb 2026	207,824	+21.3%	136.1%	+28.9%
Jan 2026	244,881	+22.5%	129.6%	+33.1%

The next three months

No forecast for Panama yet: it needs a longer monthly history in one unbroken series.

How it is worked out See the full outlook

Who Panama competes with for visitors

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

HondurasRivalry 76

Same season and region

Honduras, October+8.6% · 204K

Panama, June+14.2% · 198K

JamaicaRivalry 70

Same season and region

Jamaica, December-34.1% · 199K

Panama, June+14.2% · 198K

Costa RicaRivalry 65

Same season and region

Costa Rica, June-0.8% · 231K

Panama, June+14.2% · 198K

Puerto RicoRivalry 60

Same season and region

Puerto Rico, April+6.1% · 160K

Panama, June+14.2% · 198K

ColombiaRivalry 59

Same season and region

Colombia, June-16.4% · 334K

Panama, June+14.2% · 198K

BahamasRivalry 57

Same season and region

Bahamas, June+5.1% · 198K

Panama, June+14.2% · 198K

Panama is also a rival forBolivia Peru Curaçao

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/PA/rivals, on Developer and up.

Measures held

Arrivals/v1/arrivals?country=PA

Spend/v1/spend?country=PA

Recovery against 2019142%June 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst

Forecast, next 12 monthsn/aNot worked out for Panama yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

Market concentrationn/aNot worked out for Panama yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

What is held for Panama

Measure	Frequency	Breakdown	Series	From	Latest
Arrivals	Monthly	Total	1	2015-01	2026-06
Spend	Quarterly	Total	4	1998-Q1	2026-Q2
Spend	Quarterly	Purpose	2	1998-Q1	2026-Q2
Spend	Annual	Total	4	1977	2025
Spend	Annual	Purpose	2	1980	2025

Monthly arrivals: 95.7% of months held since 2015, 6 missing and being looked for. See every month

Get Panama in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=PA" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o pa.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/PA.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

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