More than 1.5 million tourists have visited the country so far this year, according to figures from the Tourism Ministry.
The latest figures released today show that 1,520,699 tourists arrived till September 7. This is a 9.7 percent increase over the previous year.
High tourist arrivals were reported in all the months except February this year. More than 33,773 tourists visited in September, which is an increase of 23 percent.
The biggest source market was China, accounting for 15.8 percent of the total arrivals, followed by Russia and the UK.
Only 87,410 tourists from India visited this year, placing the country in sixth position.
Out of the 1.5 million tourists who visited the Maldives, 1.1 million stayed in resorts, while 332,328 tourists stayed in guesthouses.
In 2024, the Maldives had a record two million visitors. The government has set a target of 2.3 million visitors this year.
