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Malta tourism statistics

Malta, 280,199 arrivals in July

Monthly arrivals, nights, spend since 1990, with 6 worked statistics. Latest 2026-07, 3 months behind.

+14.7%vs Jul 2025
1.7mYear to date
1990Figures since
3 moBehind
Where Malta stands, July 2026

Malta in July: up on a year

Malta recorded 280,199 arrivals in July 2026, +14.7% on a year and 152.3% of the July 2019 level.

Among the destinations it competes with: Jordan +18.0%, Cyprus -4.0%, Romania +20.3%, Israel +28.6%.

From the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when August is published

At a glance

Latest monthJuly 2026
Arrivals280,199
On a year+14.7%
Against July 2019152.3%
Year to date, on a year+16.3%
Growth rank in Middle East and Africa3 of 7
Best month on recordJuly 2026
Trust gradeA, 100
Jet fuel, a gallon$3.40+51.6% on a year/v1/fuel
Growth 20264.2%projected/v1/economy/MT
This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/MT/briefAnalyst

Arrivals at accommodation: Foreign country, Hotels; holiday and other short-stay accommodation; camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks, and the change on a year

ArrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %
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Malta against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Malta.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=MTDeveloper
CountryLatestFigureOn a yearVs 2019Year to dateRivalry with Malta

The last six months

MonthArrivalsOn a yearVs 2019Vs 3-year average
Jul 2026280,199+14.7%152.3%+25.7%
Jun 2026263,028+12.5%146.0%+22.0%
May 2026278,930+16.1%156.3%+27.1%
Apr 2026263,546+14.2%150.0%+27.0%
Mar 2026231,135+16.6%173.9%+35.2%
Feb 2026193,813+20.6%191.6%+44.4%

The next three months

No forecast for Malta yet: it needs a longer monthly history in one unbroken series.

How it is worked outSee the full outlook

Who Malta competes with for visitors

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

JordanRivalry 48
Same season and region
Jordan, July+18.0% · 667K
Malta, July+14.7% · 280K
CyprusRivalry 48
Same season and region
Cyprus, July-4.0% · 414K
Malta, July+14.7% · 280K
RomaniaRivalry 48
Same season and region
Romania, July+20.3% · 315K
Malta, July+14.7% · 280K
IsraelRivalry 43
Same season and region
Israel, July+28.6% · 109K
Malta, July+14.7% · 280K
SerbiaRivalry 43
Same season and region
Serbia, July+3.7% · 284K
Malta, July+14.7% · 280K
IrelandRivalry 38
Same season and region
Ireland, July+6.2% · 487K
Malta, July+14.7% · 280K
Malta is also a rival forMauritius

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/MT/rivals, on Developer and up.

Measures held

Arrivals/v1/arrivals?country=MT
Nights/v1/nights?country=MT
Spend/v1/spend?country=MT
Recovery against 2019131%July 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst
Forecast, next 12 months13.2m80% range 11.4m to 15.2m. Back-tested error 11.3%.Intel
Market concentrationn/aNot worked out for Malta yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

What is held for Malta

MeasureFrequencyBreakdownSeriesFromLatest
ArrivalsMonthlyTotal12004-012026-07
ArrivalsMonthlyAccommodation42003-012026-07
ArrivalsMonthlyOrigin102003-012026-07
ArrivalsAnnualTotal420012025
ArrivalsAnnualAccommodation420012025
ArrivalsAnnualOrigin2519902025
ArrivalsAnnualRegion3019902025
NightsMonthlyTotal12001-012026-07
NightsMonthlyAccommodation42001-012026-07
NightsMonthlyOrigin101990-012026-07
NightsAnnualTotal2720042025
NightsAnnualAccommodation920012025
NightsAnnualOrigin2519902025
NightsAnnualRegion3619902025
SpendQuarterlyTotal41995-Q12025-Q3
SpendQuarterlyPurpose21995-Q12025-Q3
SpendAnnualTotal27419712025
SpendAnnualPurpose54219952025
DeparturesAnnualTotal14520082025
DeparturesAnnualPurpose26920122025
OccupancyMonthlyTotal22003-012026-07
CapacityAnnualTotal219902025
CapacityAnnualAccommodation919902025

Monthly arrivals: 100.0% of months held since 2003, none missing. See every month

Get Malta in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=MT" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o mt.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/MT.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"
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