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Tourist arrivals to the Maldives exceeds 1.7 million so far this year, the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 hit the island nation.<\/p>\n

As of December 06, the total tourist arrivals to the Maldives has been reported at exactly 1,713,679; which is a 12.8% annual increment from the same period last year. In 2022, for the same period, total arrivals stood at 1,518,965.<\/p>\n

In 2021, the annual arrivals by the same period stood at 1,184,174; which had indicated a notable bounce-back from the pandemic’s economic brunt a year earlier.<\/p>\n

The annual total arrival in 2022 stood at 1,675,303 and in 2021, the annual arrivals stood at 1,321,937.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the daily arrival average stood at 5,131 in annual terms and the average duration of stay is 7.6 days in annual terms.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Markets (as of December 5)<\/h2>\n
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  1. Russia: 193,269<\/li>\n
  2. India: 185,987<\/li>\n
  3. China: 176,803<\/li>\n
  4. UK: 139,867<\/li>\n
  5. Germany: 124,052<\/li>\n
  6. Italy: 101,194<\/li>\n
  7. USA: 67,238<\/li>\n
  8. France: 44,442<\/li>\n
  9. Spain: 37,420<\/li>\n
  10. Switzerland: 33,991<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Tourist Arrivals – Monthly (2023)<\/h2>\n
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    • January: 172,499<\/li>\n
    • February: 177,915<\/li>\n
    • March: 173,514<\/li>\n
    • April: 164,357<\/li>\n
    • May: 120,959<\/li>\n
    • June: 120,363<\/li>\n
    • July: 145,620<\/li>\n
    • August: 154,854<\/li>\n
    • September: 130,967<\/li>\n
    • October: 159,141<\/li>\n
    • November: 163,658<\/li>\n
    • December (1st to 5th): 29,832<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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