The number of tourists visiting the MAldives from India thus far this year has crossed 200,000.
According to Tourism Ministry statistics, as of the 20th of this month, a total of 1,800,468 tourists have visited the Maldives this year. This marks a 12.3 percent increase from the same period last year, which saw 1,602,219 million tourists. However, Indian arrivals were higher last year, with 241,369 visitors during the corresponding period against this year's 200,744.
This year, the Maldives has witnessed the highest arrival numbers in its history. While the tourism-dependent archipelago received 1,702,831 tourists arrived in 2019 pre-COVID-19, the arrival number was 555,494 in 2020. In 2021, 1.2 million tourists arrived in the Maldives and 1.6 million in 2022.
Top 10 countries in tourism this year
Russia - 200,894 tourists
India - 200,744 tourists
China - 184,152 tourists
UK - 149,115 tourists
Germany - 129,915 tourists
Italy - 106,910 tourists
United States - 71,621 tourists
France - 46,801 tourists
Spain - 39,186 tourists
South Korea - 35,606 tourists
According to the statistics by the Tourism Ministry, there are 1,135 tourism facilities currently in the Maldives. These include 175 resorts, 802 guesthouses, 144 safaris, and 14 hotels.
