International tourism, receipts in Maldives
Maldives: International tourism, receipts was 78.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, receipts in Maldives, 2011–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Maldives is 78.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Maldives peaked at 85.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 4th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
International tourism, receipts in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 80.4% | — |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.7% | 80.4% | 85.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Maldives?
- International tourism, receipts in Maldives was 78.9% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.