Track tourist arrivals to the Maldives, compare current performance with earlier years, and examine source markets, entry points and operational accommodation capacity.
July is a partial-month comparison using the same 1–12 July period for all three years.
Tourist arrivals began 2026 strongly, rising by 5.0% in January and 17.7% in February compared with the same months in 2025. The trend then reversed, with arrivals falling by 19.8% in March and 24.4% in April.
May recorded a modest 1.7% increase, June fell by 12.0%, and arrivals between 1 and 12 July were 2.6% lower than the same period last year. This left year-to-date tourist arrivals 5.5% below 2025, although they remained 3.5% above the comparable period in 2024.
Bars show arrivals. The final column shows movement in rank compared with the prior year, not growth in arrivals.
68,142 beds in operation across 1,302 facilities
179 facilities · 66.2% of beds
934 facilities · 24.7% of beds
173 vessels · 5.2% of beds
16 facilities · 3.9% of beds
| Type | Atolls | Islands | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resorts | 19 | 179 | 45,115 |
| Guesthouses | 20 | 115 | 16,858 |
| Hotels | 8 | 9 | 2,654 |