214 countries and territories189 of 193 UN membersmonthly to 2026-09back to 1926
Monthly arrivals, spend since 2020, with 4 worked statistics. Latest 2026-08, 2 months behind.
Malaysia recorded 3,806,796 arrivals in August 2026, -1.0% on a year.
Among the destinations it competes with: Japan -9.6%, Hong Kong +5.9%, Thailand -2.6%, South Korea +23.3%.
At a glance
| Latest month | August 2026 |
| Arrivals | 3,806,796 |
| On a year | -1.0% |
| Year to date, on a year | +3.8% |
| Growth rank in Asia Pacific | 12 of 16 |
| Best month on record | December 2025 |
| Trust grade | A, 100 |
GET /v1/countries/MY/briefAnalystALL, arrivals, and the change on a year
Malaysia against its rivals
GET /v1/compare?country=MYDeveloper| Country | Latest | Figure | On a year | Vs 2019 | Year to date | Rivalry with Malaysia |
|---|
The last six months
| Month | Arrivals | On a year | Vs 2019 | Vs 3-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 3,806,796 | -1.0% | n/a | +10.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 3,853,602 | +6.6% | n/a | +15.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 3,789,849 | 0.0% | n/a | +17.1% |
| May 2026 | 3,677,800 | -0.4% | n/a | +18.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 3,583,515 | +4.5% | n/a | +24.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 3,614,753 | +3.9% | n/a | +18.9% |
The next three months
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.
Who Malaysia competes with for visitors
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.
Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/MY/rivals, on Developer and up.
Measures held
What is held for Malaysia
| Measure | Frequency | Breakdown | Series | From | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrivals | Monthly | Total | 1 | 2020-01 | 2026-08 |
| Arrivals | Monthly | Origin | 683 | 2020-01 | 2026-08 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Total | 4 | 1999-Q1 | 2026-Q2 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Purpose | 2 | 2002-Q1 | 2026-Q2 |
| Spend | Annual | Total | 4 | 1974 | 2025 |
| Spend | Annual | Purpose | 2 | 2002 | 2025 |
Monthly arrivals: 100.0% of months held since 2020, none missing. See every month
Get Malaysia in one call
# every arrivals month, Developer plan curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=MY" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY" # the whole country in one file, Intel plan curl -o my.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/MY.csv" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"