The number of tourist arrivals so far this year has topped 1.7 million.
The government has set a target of more than 1.8 million tourists. At the current pace, over 100,000 tourists are needed to reach the target.
Figures from the Ministry of Tourism show that 1,703,204 tourists visited by December 3. This is an increase of 12.9 percent over the same period last year.
The number of tourists so far is higher than the total number of tourist arrivals in 2022. Last year, 1,675,303 tourists visited the Maldives.
Russia, which came second in last year's tourist arrival list, is at the top of this year's list with 193,269 tourists.
India is second on the list, followed by China, which had the highest number of tourists visiting Maldives before the Covid pandemic
