Over 555,000 tourists have visited the Maldives so far this year, adding a 21.6% increment compared to last year, said the Ministry of Tourism.

According to the latest statistics of the Ministry of Tourism, 555,537 tourists visited the Maldives as of the 5th of this month. This is an increase of 21.6 percent compared to 457,005 tourists during the same period last year.

According to statistics, an average of 5848 tourists visit the Maldives daily.

From tourist arrivals statistics, Russia is ranked first with 68,102 tourists in terms of the largest tourist arrivals. India is ranked on second place with 58859 tourist arrivals from India. The UK is the third largest market with 55,093 tourists.

The government aims to bring in 1.6 million tourists by the year 2022. This target was achieved on December 20th, 2022. The government aims to attract 1.8 million tourists this year, setting a tourism record.