TOURISM STATISTICS IN THE MALDIVES
Ms. Maryam Gasim
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Tourism
Overview
Maldives at a Glance
• Tourism in the Maldives
Inbound Tourism
• Accommodation Statistics
• Arrivals Statistics
• Revenue & Expenditure Statistics
The Maldives - at a Glance
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Started in 1972
One island one resort concept
Free visa on arrival
No restriction on any nationalities
Contributes to 30% of the GDP
Main source of foreign exchange
Major employment generator
Contribution to GDP
Transport &
Communication
19%
Fisheries &
Agriculture
3%
Other Services
23%
Government
Administration
11%
Construction,
Manufacturing,
Electricity & Water
17%
Tourism
27%
Inbound Tourism
Bed capacity contribution by types of
accommodation
(end October 2014)
Guest
houses
9%
safari
vessels
9%
Hotels
5%
Resorts
77%
Inbound Tourism
• Major Source of inbound tourism statistics
– Arrival/departure card (monthly/annual)
– Maldives Visitor Survey (biannually)
Inbound Tourism
• Ministry of Tourism,(MOT) publishes
– Monthly
– Quarterly
– Annual
• Monthly data provided to MOT by
Department of Immigration & Emigration
• Data collected through arrival/departure
cards of immigration
Inbound Tourism
Data collected from Arrival/Departure Card
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Arrival
Nationality
Gender
Age (D.O.B)
Place of Residence
Purpose of visit
Length of stay
Departure
Place of stay in Maldives
Inbound Tourism
• Arrival/Departure Card
Inbound Tourism
Arrival data available by
• Nationality
• Gender
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Inbound Tourism
Tourist Arrivals 1972 - 2013
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
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Inbound Tourism
Major Markets to the Maldives
• Europe (42.9%)
• Asia & Pacific (49.9%)
• Americas (3.2%)
• Middle East (3.2%)
• Africa (0.7%)
1%
3% 3%
43%
Europe
Asia and the Pacific
50%
Americas
Middle East
Africa
Major Top 5 Markets – end October 2014
350,000
300,000
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100,000
50,000
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China
Germany
United Kingdom
Russia
Italy
Inbound Tourism
Maldives Visitor Survey
• Exit survey
• Conducted biannually (peak season and
off-peak season)
• Targeted for tourists only
Inbound Tourism
Data collected through Maldives Visitor
Survey
• Nationality
• Country of residence
• Duration of visit
• Purpose of visit
• Perception of tourists about the services.
Inbound Tourism
Some of the findings from Maldives Visitor Survey
June 2014
Revenue & Expenditure Statistics
• Tourism Receipts compiled by the Maldives
Monetary Authority (Central Bank) for the
purpose of Balance of Payments
Previously used a model based estimation
• Includes tax returns and expenditure made
by tourists in the resorts, souvenir shops,
local transport, etc…
• Calculations were mainly based on a small
scale survey
Revenue & Expenditure Statistics
• Coverage of Services account improved
• Goods and Service Tax (GST) and
Business Profit Tax (BPT) introduced in
2011
• Administrative records or Maldives Inland
Revenue Authority (MIRA) to be used for
the estimation of tourism receipts
Thank you!