The Maldives has attracted over 700,000 tourist arrivals as of 05th May 2023, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
The ministry reported that the total tourist arrivals as of the review date stood at 710,645, which is a 17.5% annual increment compared to the same period last year, during which arrivals stood at 604,730.
Tourist arrivals to the Maldives exclusively from 01st to 05th May stood at 22,361, which is a 19.9% decline from the 27,926 arrivals recorded for the same period in 2022. However, compared to the same period in 2021, which recorded 13,534 arrivals, it is a 65% increment.
The total tourist arrivals in May 2019 stood at 21,637, which means that the arrivals so far in May this year has already exceed the May 2019 total by 3.2%.
Top 10 Markets of 2023
- ussia: 84,757
- India: 76,999
- UK: 67,086
- Italy: 57,102
- Germany: 52,186
- China: 33,601
- USA: 29,358
- France: 27,300
- Switzerland: 17,890
- South Korea: 12,705