Table 3.1 Tourism Indicators, 2019 - 2024
Period Tourist arrivals & stay Capacity & operations International flight Movements3/ Memorandum items Period y/y % change
Total arrivals (thousands) Bednights
(thousands)
 Average stay (days)1/ Operational bed capacity Bednight capacity (thousands) Registered bed capacity Occupancy rate (%) Resorts in operation 2/ Total number of arrival flights Travel Receipts (millions of USD) 6/ Total arrivals (thousands) Bednights
(thousands)
 Operational bed capacity Bednight capacity (thousands) Registered bed capacity Total number of arrival flights Scheduled flights General flights
Scheduled flights 4/ General flights 5/
(10+11)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20)
2019
1,703
10,689
6.3
47,274
17,260
48,910
62.3
146
13,781
12,800
981
3,157.1
 2019
14.7
12.8
12.9
12.9
13.6
15.5
15.2
19.2
2020
555
3,985
7.2
27,745
10,146
52,341
25.7
91
5,896
4,795
1,101
1,397.9
 2020
-67.4
-62.7
-41.3
-41.2
7.0
-57.2
-62.5
12.2
2021
1,322
10,073
8.8
48,960
17,877
54,610
56.1
154
12,887
10,382
2,505
3,508.4
 2021
138.0
152.8
76.5
76.2
4.3
118.6
116.5
127.5
2022
1,675
12,260
8.0
57,254
20,905
59,132
58.9
164
15,289
13,151
2,138
4,498.0
 2022
26.7
21.7
16.9
16.9
8.3
18.6
26.7
-14.7
2023
1,879
12,903
7.6
61,562
22,472
62,349
57.6
172
15,883
14,608
1,275
4,230.4
 2023
12.1
5.2
7.5
7.5
5.4
3.9
11.1
-40.4
2024
2,047
13,347
na
61,739
22,597
63,975
59.1
170
16,830
15,432
1,398
na
 2024
8.9
3.4
0.3
0.6
2.6
6.0
5.6
9.6
2023 Jan-23
172
1,340
8.1
60,194
1,866
61,156
71.8
168
1,673
1,398
275
425.9
 2023 Jan-23
30.9
16.4
11.2
11.2
6.4
9.8
23.2
-29.1
Feb-23
178
1,282
8.0
60,354
1,690
61,316
75.9
168
1,391
1,262
129
459.5
 Feb-23
19.4
16.5
11.4
11.4
6.4
8.9
23.1
-48.8
Mar-23
174
1,244
7.8
60,656
1,880
61,618
66.2
170
1,472
1,334
138
407.3
 Mar-23
15.1
9.3
11.0
11.0
6.2
11.3
20.1
-34.9
Apr-23
164
1,165
7.6
60,716
1,821
61,690
64.0
170
1,305
1,174
131
358.4
 Apr-23
13.1
8.4
10.7
10.7
5.8
10.9
16.4
-22.0
May-23
121
825
7.2
60,818
1,885
61,550
43.8
170
1,150
1,078
72
140.1
 May-23
-3.6
-4.1
5.6
5.6
4.8
-6.9
1.5
-58.4
Jun-23
120
796
7.1
61,100
1,833
61,686
43.4
171
1,082
1,042
40
351.2
 Jun-23
8.5
2.0
5.8
5.8
4.7
-0.6
5.7
-61.2
Jul-23
146
909
7.7
61,658
1,911
62,266
47.6
172
1,211
1,158
53
283.4
 Jul-23
9.0
-8.5
6.1
6.1
4.6
4.4
9.5
-48.0
Aug-23
155
1,108
7.5
62,222
1,929
63,098
57.5
172
1,247
1,172
75
169.8
 Aug-23
17.4
4.4
6.9
6.9
5.8
3.6
8.4
-39.0
Sep-23
131
852
7.2
62,880
1,886
63,216
45.1
174
1,153
1,119
34
378.6
 Sep-23
16.9
5.5
7.0
7.0
5.5
6.6
12.6
-61.4
Oct-23
159
1,090
7.5
63,083
1,956
63,841
55.7
175
1,334
1,238
96
382.6
 Oct-23
3.5
1.1
6.0
6.0
5.6
4.6
10.4
-37.7
Nov-23
164
1,152
7.6
63,358
1,901
64,204
60.6
176
1,344
1,263
81
407.7
 Nov-23
11.4
8.4
6.4
6.4
6.2
-1.3
5.2
-49.7
Dec-23
195
1,139
7.7
61,706
1,913
62,552
59.5
176
1,521
1,370
151
466.0
 Dec-23
5.8
-1.0
3.3
3.3
3.2
-3.9
0.1
-29.4
2024 Jan-24
192
1,330
7.9
61,036
1,892
62,720
70.3
171
1,630
1,418
212
589.4
 2024 Jan-24
11.5
-0.7
1.4
1.4
2.6
-2.6
1.4
-22.9
Feb-24
217
1,420
7.8
61,311
1,778
63,092
79.9
171
1,490
1,341
149
553.0
 Feb-24
22.2
10.7
1.6
5.2
2.9
7.1
6.3
15.5
Mar-24
194
1,336
8.0
61,555
1,908
63,338
70.0
171
1,508
1,382
126
501.3
 Mar-24
11.9
7.3
1.5
1.5
2.8
2.4
3.6
-8.7
Apr-24
168
1,158
7.6
61,761
1,853
63,544
62.5
172
1,354
1,237
117
363.0
 Apr-24
2.4
-0.6
1.7
1.7
3.0
3.8
5.4
-10.7
May-24
120
855
7.3
61,616
1,910
63,706
44.7
170
1,211
1,145
66
213.6
 May-24
-0.9
3.6
1.3
1.3
3.5
5.3
6.2
-8.3
Jun-24
123
736
7.2
61,475
1,844
63,803
39.9
169
1,144
1,088
56
274.3
 Jun-24
2.4
-7.6
0.6
0.6
3.4
5.7
4.4
40.0
Jul-24
168
1,076
7.7
61,075
1,893
63,945
56.8
168
1,361
1,255
106
317.3
 Jul-24
15.0
18.3
-0.9
-0.9
2.7
12.4
8.4
100.0
Aug-24
176
1,201
7.7
61,104
1,894
64,120
63.4
167
1,374
1,273
101
299.6
 Aug-24
13.8
8.4
-1.8
-1.8
1.6
10.2
8.6
34.7
Sep-24
133
823
na
61,274
1,838
64,344
44.8
167
1,192
1,142
50
310.2
 Sep-24
1.4
-3.4
-2.6
-2.6
1.8
3.4
2.1
47.1
Oct-24
173
1,136
na
62,540
1,939
64,682
58.6
171
1,407
1,284
123
365.0
 Oct-24
8.5
4.2
-0.9
-0.9
1.3
5.5
3.7
28.1
Nov-24
173
1,105
na
62,848
1,885
64,990
58.6
171
1,472
1,331
141
367.6
 Nov-24
5.7
-4.2
-0.8
-0.8
1.2
9.5
5.4
74.1
Dec-24
209
1,173
na
63,274
1,961
65,416
59.8
172
1,687
1,536
151
na
 Dec-24
7.3
3.0
2.5
2.5
4.6
10.9
12.1
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2023 Jan-Dec
1,879
12,903
7.6
61,562
22,472
62,349
57.6
172
15,883
14,608
1,275
4,230.4
 2023 Jan-Dec
12.1
5.2
7.5
7.5
5.4
3.9
11.1
-40.4
2024 Jan-Dec
2,047
13,347
7.7
61,739
22,597
63,975
59.1
170
16,830
15,432
1,398
na
 2024 Jan-Dec
8.9
3.4
0.3
0.6
2.6
6.0
5.6
9.6
Source: Ministry of Tourism; Maldives Monetary Authority; Maldives Airports Company Limited
1/From April 2020 to June 2020, average stay and tourist bednights is based on the estimated number of tourists in the Maldives during the months April, May and June 2020 as due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some tourists in the Maldives were unable to travel back to their home country. Furthermore, from August 2020 average stay is based on a new data source available from Maldives Immigration portal. Average stay from September 2024 onward is unavailable from the Ministry of Tourism.
2/Annual data refers to average number of resorts in operation.
3/This data refers to flight movements at Velana International Airport.
4/From April 2020 onward, data for scheduled flights include cargo flights.
5/This refers to chartered flights and private flights.
6/This is calculated using tourism goods and services tax, green tax, tourism tax, duty free sales and airport development fee. Data for 2021 includes airport service charge and data from January 2022 onward includes departure tax.
Note: Figures from January 2024 to November 2024 have been revised.