As third quarter of 2023 is halfway through, the Maldivian tourism momentum remains impressively strong as of August 16.
The country has attracted 1,165,337 tourists as of the review date which is a 13.8% increment in annual terms. Annual tourist arrivals for the same period in 2022 stood at 1,023,729.
Tourist Arrivals – Monthly
- January: 172,499
- February: 177,915
- March: 173,514
- April: 164,357
- May: 120,959
- June: 120,363
- July: 145,629
- August (1st to 16th): 90,101
While tourist arrivals saw a 13.8% annually, arrivals from 1st to 16th August saw a 17.1% increment in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. In 2023, for the review date, arrivals stood at 90,101 whereas in the same period last year, it stood at 76,949.
Top 10 Markets, 2023 (as of Aug 16)
- Russia: 138,091
- India: 129,155
- China: 109,585
- UK: 96,527
- Germany: 76,917
- Italy: 75,801
- USA: 46,961
- France: 34,539
- Switzerland: 22,975
- Spain: 22,013
The current daily arrival average in annual terms is 5,111 and the average duration of stay in annual terms is 7.7 days.