Annual tourist arrivals to the Maldives have reached close to 1.5 million, reports Ministry of Tourism.
According to the ministry's most recent statistics, annual tourist arrivals have reached 1,491,236 as of November 30, 2022. This is an increase of 28.8 percent, when compared with the same period in 2021.
Tourist arrivals totalled 1,157,653 by the end of November last year.
However, annual tourist arrivals are still 2.6 percent lower than the same period in 2019. For the corresponding period in 2019, the number stood at 1,531,539.
Arrivals exclusively for the month of November 2022 were 146,879, indicating a slight 1.5 percent improvement when compared with the same month last year, during which arrivals stood at 144,725. The arrival count for last month was also 6.5 percent up from November 2019, during which arrivals stood at 137,921.
The Maldives currently receives 4,465 tourists per year, with an average stay of 8.1 days.
Top markets to the Maldives remain unchanged in their ranking.
01. India: 209,725
02. Russia: 182,337
03. UK: 162,020
04. Germany: 122,449
05. Italy: 82,292
06. USA: 71,757
07. France: 42,291
08. Spain: 38,138
09. South Korea: 32,255
10. Switzerland: 31,593
These figures indicate arrival numbers.