Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 3.2 trips per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Maldives, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3.2 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 24.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Maldives peaked at 3.49 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.11 trips per person, in 2020.
That places Maldives 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.23 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 1.29 trips per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.37 trips per person | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.45 trips per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.55 trips per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.66 trips per person | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.61 trips per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.66 trips per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.9 trips per person | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 2.05 trips per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.29 trips per person | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 1.92 trips per person | +48.8% |
| 2007 | 2.08 trips per person | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 2.03 trips per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.88 trips per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2 trips per person | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 2.49 trips per person | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 2.48 trips per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.81 trips per person | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 2.91 trips per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.88 trips per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9 trips per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.03 trips per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.14 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.49 trips per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 1.11 trips per person | -68.3% |
| 2021 | 2.56 trips per person | +131.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2 trips per person | +24.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.2 trips per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1566 trips per person, 20.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.2 trips per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0134 trips per person, 238.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +131.7% | 1.11 trips per person | 2.56 trips per person |
| 2020 | -68.3% | 3.49 trips per person | 1.11 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 trips per person | 1.23 trips per person | 1.55 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.81 trips per person | 1.29 trips per person | 2.08 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 trips per person | 2.2 trips per person | 3.49 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 trips per person | 1.11 trips per person | 3.2 trips per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Maldives?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Maldives was 3.2 trips per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.