Maldives tourism statistics: arrivals, nights and spend

Where Maldives stands, August 2026

Maldives in August: up on a year

The Maldives recorded 195,390 tourist arrivals in August 2026, +1.7% on a year and 140.2% of the August 2019 level.

Among the destinations it competes with: Sri Lanka -3.3%, New Zealand +8.1%, Cambodia -24.7%, Australia +0.3%.

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

At a glance

Latest month	August 2026
Tourist arrivals	195,390
On a year	+1.7%
Against August 2019	140.2%
Year to date, on a year	-4.3%
Growth rank in Asia Pacific	7 of 16
Best month on record	February 2026
Trust grade	A, 100

Jet fuel, a gallon$3.72+84.0% on a year/v1/fuel

Growth 20261.0%projected/v1/economy/MV

This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/MV/briefAnalyst

Tourist arrivals to the Maldives, and the change on a year

Tourist arrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %

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Maldives against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Maldives.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=MVDeveloper

Country	Latest	Figure	On a year	Vs 2019	Year to date	Rivalry with Maldives

The last six months

Month	Tourist arrivals	On a year	Vs 2019	Vs 3-year average
Aug 2026	195,390	+1.7%	140.2%	+12.1%
Jul 2026	183,120	-1.9%	138.6%	+9.9%
Jun 2026	123,550	-12.9%	108.9%	-3.8%
May 2026	139,750	+3.1%	135.7%	+11.4%
Apr 2026	147,600	-25.6%	90.5%	-16.6%
Mar 2026	161,260	-20.7%	99.0%	-15.3%

The next three months

September-0.8%133K to 165K

October+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel

November+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel

Each country's own model, remade every night as figures arrive, with an 80% range. The first month is free to see; the rest come with Intel.

How it is worked out See the full outlook

Who Maldives 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.

Sri LankaRivalry 89

Same season and region

Sri Lanka, August-3.3% · 192K

Maldives, August+1.7% · 195K

New ZealandRivalry 68

Same season and region

New Zealand, December+8.1% · 230K

Maldives, August+1.7% · 195K

CambodiaRivalry 59

Same season and region

Cambodia, August-24.7% · 255K

Maldives, August+1.7% · 195K

AustraliaRivalry 41

Same season and region

Australia, August+0.3% · 756K

Maldives, August+1.7% · 195K

IndiaRivalry 40

Same season and region

India, December-3.7% · 1.06M

Maldives, August+1.7% · 195K

ThailandRivalry 36

Same season and region

Thailand, August-2.6% · 2.52M

Maldives, August+1.7% · 195K

Maldives is also a rival forNew Caledonia Nepal

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

Measures held

Arrivals/v1/arrivals?country=MV

Spend/v1/spend?country=MV

Recovery against 2019140%August 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst

Forecast, next 12 months2.2m80% range 1.7m to 2.8m. Back-tested error 11.1%.Intel

Market concentrationn/aNot worked out for Maldives yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

What is held for Maldives

Measure	Frequency	Breakdown	Series	From	Latest
Arrivals	Monthly	Total	1	1988-01	2026-08
Spend	Annual	Total	4	1977	2025
Spend	Annual	Purpose	2	1986	2025

Monthly arrivals: 100.0% of months held since 1988, none missing. See every month

Get Maldives in one call

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

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

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