Tourist arrivals to the Maldives exceed 1.02 million in annual terms by mid-August, reports Ministry of Tourism.
According to the government body's latest statistical update, tourist arrivals so far in 2022 observe an annual increment of 47.9 percent in comparison with the same period last year.
In 2021, tourist arrivals by the same review period reached 695,406.
However, tourist arrivals in 2022 still remain 4.8 percent below that of pre-pandemic levels in 2019, that recorded 1,080,128 arrivals.
Meanwhile, source market ranking remain unchanged.
1. India - 146,923
2. UK - 118,734
3. Russia - 114,577
4. Germany - 81,600
5. Italy - 61,221
6. USA - 48,797
7. France - 33,632
8. Saudi Arabia - 24,707
9. Spain - 24,694
10. Switzerland - 21,696
Meanwhile, arrivals from other source markets have a combined total of over 350,000.