Maldives Source Market Shares

Source-market shares for Maldives tourism by nationality — leading countries, share of total arrivals and year-on-year change.

The largest source market for Maldives tourism in 2026 is China, with 216,759 arrivals — 17.8% of the 1,216,271 recorded so far this year. The top ten markets account for 68.9% of all arrivals.

Top source markets for Maldives tourism, 2026
RankCountryArrivalsShare of total
1China216,75917.8%
2Russia179,80114.8%
3United Kingdom97,6878.0%
4Italy79,6416.5%
5Germany76,8806.3%
6India71,8775.9%
7France31,6722.6%
8United States30,9652.5%
9Australia28,6432.4%
10Switzerland23,9842.0%

Platform Overview

arrivalIQ tracks tourism inflows and aviation capacity for the Maldives. Key datasets include daily arrivals, monthly arrivals, flight load factor modeling, and airport movements.