China continues to top the tourist arrival charts so far this year to cross the 200,000 mark, official tourism figures have shown.
According to the latest Daily Update report of the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, 205,130 tourists have visited the Maldives from China as of 10 August - an increase of 15.1 percent compared to the same period last year.
The figures showed that 66,418 tourists have arrived in the Maldives in the first 10 days of this month taking the total arrivals so far this year to 1.3 million tourists - an increase of 9.1 percent compared to the 1.2 million tourist arrivals during the same period in 2024.
Continuing the trend so far this year, China maintained top spot with the most tourist arrivals followed by Russia in second.
Top 3 Tourist Source Markets:
China: 205,130 tourists
Russia: 161,290 tourists
UK: 126,111 tourists
Statistics show that Maldives now welcomes an average of 6,642 tourists daily to its shores.
The world renowned tourist destination in 2024, witnessed the highest number of tourist arrivals in a single year in its 52 year tourism history.
According to tourism figures, a total of 2,047,435 tourists had holidayed in the Maldives in 2024. This is a nine percent increase from the 1،878،543 tourists from 2023.
This marks the first time Maldives has welcomed two million tourists to its shores in a calendar year.
The government aims to improve tourism occupancy and bring in 2.3 million tourists this year.