Table 3.1 Tourism Indicators, 2019 - 2025
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
13,341
7.4
61,750
22,601
63,970
59.0
170
16,830
15,432
1,398
4,785.8
 2024
8.9
3.4
0.3
0.6
2.6
6.0
5.6
9.6
2023 Nov-23
164
1,152
7.6
63,358
1,901
64,204
60.6
176
1,344
1,263
81
407.7
 2023 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
1,328
7.9
61,036
1,892
62,720
70.2
171
1,630
1,418
212
589.4
 2024 Jan-24
11.5
-0.9
1.4
1.4
2.6
-2.6
1.4
-22.9
Feb-24
217
1,414
7.8
61,311
1,778
63,092
79.5
171
1,490
1,341
149
553.0
 Feb-24
22.2
10.3
1.6
5.2
2.9
7.1
6.3
15.5
Mar-24
194
1,325
8.0
61,555
1,908
63,338
69.4
171
1,508
1,382
126
501.3
 Mar-24
11.9
6.5
1.5
1.5
2.8
2.4
3.6
-8.7
Apr-24
168
1,156
7.6
61,761
1,853
63,544
62.4
172
1,354
1,237
117
363.0
 Apr-24
2.4
-0.8
1.7
1.7
3.0
3.8
5.4
-10.7
May-24
120
854
7.3
61,616
1,910
63,706
44.7
170
1,211
1,145
66
213.6
 May-24
-0.9
3.5
1.3
1.3
3.5
5.3
6.2
-8.3
Jun-24
123
734
7.2
61,475
1,844
63,803
39.8
169
1,144
1,088
56
274.3
 Jun-24
2.4
-7.7
0.6
0.6
3.4
5.7
4.4
40.0
Jul-24
168
1,073
7.7
61,075
1,893
63,945
56.7
168
1,361
1,255
106
317.3
 Jul-24
15.0
17.9
-0.9
-0.9
2.7
12.4
8.4
100.0
Aug-24
176
1,202
7.7
61,104
1,894
64,120
63.5
167
1,374
1,273
101
299.6
 Aug-24
13.8
8.5
-1.8
-1.8
1.6
10.2
8.6
34.7
Sep-24
133
827
6.9
61,274
1,838
64,344
45.0
167
1,192
1,142
50
310.2
 Sep-24
1.4
-2.9
-2.6
-2.6
1.8
3.4
2.1
47.1
Oct-24
173
1,131
6.7
62,540
1,939
64,682
58.3
171
1,407
1,284
123
365.0
 Oct-24
8.5
3.7
-0.9
-0.9
1.3
5.5
3.7
28.1
Nov-24
173
1,000
6.7
62,920
1,888
65,062
53.0
171
1,472
1,331
141
473.9
 Nov-24
5.7
-13.2
-0.7
-0.7
1.3
9.5
5.4
74.1
Dec-24
209
1,297
7.0
63,336
1,963
65,286
66.1
173
1,687
1,536
151
525.3
 Dec-24
7.3
13.9
2.6
2.6
4.4
10.9
12.1
-
2025 Jan-25
215
1,397
7.0
61,111
1,894
62,631
73.7
174
1,794
1,596
198
467.1
 2025 Jan-25
11.7
5.2
0.1
0.1
-0.1
10.1
12.6
-6.6
Feb-25
214
1,349
6.7
61,895
1,733
62,651
77.9
175
1,511
1,389
122
724.0
 Feb-25
-1.5
-4.6
1.0
-2.5
-0.7
1.4
3.6
-18.1
Mar-25
203
1,259
6.9
62,763
1,946
64,597
64.7
175
1,575
1,459
116
584.8
 Mar-25
4.8
-5.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
4.4
5.6
-7.9
Apr-25
198
1,138
6.9
63,489
1,905
64,757
59.7
174
1,484
1,365
119
492.8
 Apr-25
17.8
-1.6
2.8
2.8
1.9
9.6
10.3
1.7
May-25
136
854
6.6
63,944
1,982
65,026
43.1
175
1,249
1,152
97
310.0
 May-25
13.1
0.1
3.8
3.8
2.1
3.1
0.6
47.0
Jun-25
142
756
7.0
64,149
1,924
65,231
39.3
175
1,194
1,127
67
322.5
 Jun-25
15.0
3.0
4.3
4.3
2.2
4.4
3.6
19.6
Jul-25
187
1,144
7.5
64,189
1,990
65,995
57.5
175
1,380
1,270
110
340.7
 Jul-25
11.5
6.6
5.1
5.1
3.2
1.4
1.2
3.8
Aug-25
192
1,235
7.0
65,258
2,023
66,479
61.1
175
1,405
1,279
126
363.0
 Aug-25
9.0
2.7
6.8
6.8
3.7
2.3
0.5
24.8
Sep-25
150
921
6.9
65,654
1,970
66,852
46.8
175
1,215
1,145
70
358.4
 Sep-25
12.6
11.4
7.1
7.1
3.9
1.9
0.3
40.0
Oct-25
190
1,188
6.9
66,030
2,047
66,772
58.0
176
1,384
1,253
131
na
 Oct-25
10.3
5.0
5.6
5.6
3.2
-1.6
-2.4
6.5
2024 Jan-Oct
1,665
11,044
7.5
61,475
18,750
63,729
58.9
170
13,671
12,565
1,106
3,786.6
 2024 Jan-Oct
9.5
4.1
0.2
0.5
2.6
5.0
4.9
6.0
2025 Jan-Oct
1,827
11,241
6.9
63,848
19,414
65,099
58.2
175
14,191
13,035
1,156
na
 2025 Jan-Oct
9.7
1.8
3.9
3.5
2.1
3.8
3.7
4.5
Source: Ministry of Tourism and Environment; 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.
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 for the period April 2025 to September 2025 have been revised.