Table 3.1 Tourism Indicators, 2020 - 2026
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)
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
2025
2,247
13,724
7.0
64,645
23,601
65,891
58.3
175
17,434
15,960
1,474
5,571.1
 2025
9.8
2.9
4.7
4.4
3.0
3.6
3.4
5.4
2024 Sep-24
133
827
6.9
61,274
1,838
64,344
45.0
167
1,192
1,142
50
310.2
 2024 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
1,400
7.0
61,505
1,907
62,957
73.4
174
1,794
1,596
198
467.1
 2025 Jan-25
11.7
5.4
0.8
0.8
0.4
10.1
12.6
-6.6
Feb-25
214
1,351
6.7
62,081
1,738
63,371
77.7
175
1,511
1,389
122
724.0
 Feb-25
-1.5
-4.4
1.3
-2.2
0.4
1.4
3.6
-18.1
Mar-25
203
1,277
6.9
63,551
1,970
64,841
64.8
175
1,575
1,459
116
584.8
 Mar-25
4.8
-3.6
3.2
3.2
2.4
4.4
5.6
-7.9
Apr-25
198
1,143
6.9
63,711
1,911
65,049
59.8
174
1,484
1,365
119
492.8
 Apr-25
17.8
-1.1
3.2
3.2
2.4
9.6
10.3
1.7
May-25
136
861
6.6
64,280
1,993
65,334
43.2
175
1,249
1,152
97
310.0
 May-25
13.1
0.8
4.3
4.3
2.6
3.1
0.6
47.0
Jun-25
142
759
7.0
64,385
1,932
65,675
39.3
175
1,194
1,127
67
322.5
 Jun-25
15.0
3.4
4.7
4.7
2.9
4.4
3.6
19.6
Jul-25
187
1,163
7.5
64,995
2,015
66,285
57.7
175
1,380
1,270
110
340.7
 Jul-25
11.5
8.4
6.4
6.4
3.7
1.4
1.2
3.8
Aug-25
192
1,240
7.0
65,496
2,030
66,829
61.1
175
1,405
1,279
126
363.0
 Aug-25
9.0
3.2
7.2
7.2
4.2
2.3
0.5
24.8
Sep-25
150
919
6.9
65,654
1,970
66,852
46.7
175
1,215
1,145
70
358.5
 Sep-25
12.6
11.2
7.1
7.1
3.9
1.9
0.3
40.0
Oct-25
190
1,185
6.9
66,030
2,047
68,399
57.9
176
1,384
1,253
131
436.9
 Oct-25
10.3
4.8
5.6
5.6
5.7
-1.6
-2.4
6.5
Nov-25
195
1,119
7.1
66,571
1,997
67,485
56.0
177
1,498
1,365
133
575.7
 Nov-25
12.8
11.9
5.8
5.8
3.7
1.8
2.6
-5.7
Dec-25
224
1,307
7.2
67,475
2,092
67,615
62.5
178
1,745
1,560
185
595.1
 Dec-25
7.4
0.8
6.5
6.5
3.6
3.4
1.6
22.5
2026 Jan-26
225
1,463
6.9
66,800
2,071
67,886
70.7
179
1,851
1,639
212
567.0
 2026 Jan-26
4.6
4.5
8.6
8.6
7.8
3.2
2.7
7.1
Feb-26
248
1,440
6.9
67,182
1,881
68,168
76.5
180
1,678
1,539
139
843.8
 Feb-26
15.7
6.5
8.2
8.2
7.6
11.1
10.8
13.9
Mar-26
161
1,157
7.7
67,545
2,094
68,513
55.3
180
1,447
1,125
322
534.4
 Mar-26
-20.7
-9.4
6.3
6.3
5.7
-8.1
-22.9
177.6
Apr-26
148
993
7.1
68,005
2,040
68,991
48.7
180
1,217
1,039
178
372.5
 Apr-26
-25.6
-13.1
6.7
6.7
6.1
-18.0
-23.9
49.6
May-26
140
895
7.6
67,536
2,094
68,522
42.7
179
1,195
1,082
113
317.5
 May-26
3.0
4.0
5.1
5.1
4.9
-4.3
-6.1
16.5
Jun-26
124
816
7.1
67,954
2,039
68,836
40.0
179
1,005
928
77
284.2
 Jun-26
-12.9
7.5
5.5
5.5
4.8
-15.8
-17.7
14.9
Jul-26
183
1,263
7.5
68,294
2,117
69,044
59.7
179
1,351
1,246
105
392.9
 Jul-26
-1.9
8.6
5.1
5.1
4.2
-2.1
-1.9
-4.5
Aug-26
195
1,252
7.4
68,506
2,124
69,256
58.9
179
1,403
1,296
107
na
 Aug-26
1.7
0.9
4.6
4.6
3.6
-0.1
1.3
-15.1
2025 Jan-Aug
1,487
9,194
6.9
63,751
15,496
65,043
59.6
175
11,592
10,637
955
3,604.9
 2025 Jan-Aug
9.4
1.2
3.9
3.5
2.4
4.7
4.9
2.4
2026 Jan-Aug
1,423
9,279
7.3
67,728
16,459
68,652
56.6
179
11,147
9,894
1,253
na
 2026 Jan-Aug
-4.3
0.9
6.2
6.2
5.5
-3.8
-7.0
31.2
Source: Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation; 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 August 2025 has been revised.