Ibrahim Naufal (Ibu)   05 December 2022 - 05:35 PM
According to statistics, so far this year 1.5 million tourists have visited Maldives, which is 28.7% more than the amount that visited by the same time last year.

By this date last year, 1.1 million tourists had visited the country. While there was a 28.7% increase this year, it is still 2.5% lower than the amount that had visited by the same date pre-COVID.

At 14.1%, the largest contributor of tourists for this year has been India with Russia being the second.

While the government has set a goal of 1.6 million tourists for this year, the Tourism Minister has stated this goal will be reached this month.

According to the statistics of the Tourism Ministry, on average 5685 tourists visit the country daily.