Maldives Arrival Trends
Table 7: Monthly Arrivals to the Maldives, 2010 - 2014
Source: Ministry of Tourism
Data provided by: Department of Immigration & Emigration
Over the last five years, tourist arrivals to the Maldives increased at an average rate of 13% annually. Arrival
numbers increased from 700 thousand in 2010 to 1.2 million by 2014. During the last five years, while 2010, 2011
and 2013 growth rate was above the five year average (13%), weakest performance was seen during 2012 (2.9%).
The one million target was reached in 2013. Although the growth rate for the year 2014 was below the five year
average, the year also ended as a successful year for the Maldives tourism with achieved targets in terms of arrival
numbers. Tourist arrivals were up by 7% reaching a total of 1.2 million at the end of the year 2014.
Monthly results for 2014 were outstanding with arrival numbers exceeding 100 thousand each month, in 8 months
out of the 12. In terms of growth rate, strongest was recorded during the month of January (18.5) and in absolute
terms, the month of February (110,705) was the best. Weakest performed month, in terms of numbers was June
(83,347) and November recorded the lowest growth rate (-5.1%) for the year