International tourism, number of arrivals in Malta
Malta: International tourism, number of arrivals was 718,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Malta, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of arrivals in Malta stood at 718,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.6% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Malta peaked at 3.52 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 718,000, in 2020.
That places Malta 112th out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.19 million | — |
| 1996 | 1.12 million | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.24 million | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.39 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.44 million | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.16 million | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.38 million | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 2.59 million | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 2.94 million | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 3.23 million | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.52 million | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 718,000 | -79.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 1.12 million | 1.40 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million | 1.39 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 million | 1.81 million | 3.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 718,000 | 718,000 | 718,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 109 Sudan 836,000 compare
- 110 Azerbaijan 796,000 compare
- 111 Libya 760,000 compare
- 113 El Salvador 707,000 compare
- 114 Honduras 669,000 compare
- 115 Cote d'Ivoire 668,000 compare
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in Malta?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Malta was 718,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 718,000 in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Malta ranks 112th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.