Tourist arrivals to the Maldives reached over 682,000 as of 29th April 2023, reported the Ministry of Tourism.
According to the ministry’s recent statistics, tourist arrivals so far in 2023 stood at a total of 682,650; which is a 19.7% annual increment over the previous year during which arrivals stood at 570,084 during the corresponding period.
Tourist Arrivals – Monthly
- January: 172,499
- February: 177,915
- March: 173,514
- April (1st to 29th): 158,722
Top 10 Markets of 2023
- Russia: 81,335
- India: 73,195
- UK: 64,833
- Italy: 56,201
- Germany: 49,867
- China: 30,353
- USA: 28,406
- France: 26,644
- Switzerland: 17,469
- South Korea: 11,997
One of the most notable changes in the top markets is Chinese market’s ascension from 8th position to 6th. China resumed its outbound tourist activities earlier this year after a near three-year hiatus of grounding all of its tourism activities in the wake of Covid pandemic.
Meanwhile, the daily arrival average in annual terms is 5,737 and the annual average duration of stay is 7.9 days.