TOURISM

No. of Tourist Resorts (Including Marinas)

Tourist Arrivals
Growth in Tourist Arrivals (%)
Beds in operation (annual average)
Total Bed Capacity (registered)
Resorts (including marinas)
Hotels
Guest Houses
Safari Vessels
Increase in Bed Capacity of Resorts (over previous yr)
1_/
Bed Capacity Utilization Rate (%) (Resorts & Hotels)
Tourist Bed-nights('000)
Increase in Tourist Bed-nights
Average Duration of Stay (days)
Tourism Tax (In Million MVR)
Tourism Revenue (In Million MVR)
Tourism Expenditure (In Million MVR)

2006
88
601,923
52.3
16,244
20,505
17,712
713
481
1,599
2.39
81.4
4,826
46.2
8.0
495.7
1,777.0
100.8

2007
91
675,889
12.3
17,533
22,187
18,938
836
490
1,923
6.92
82.8
5,293
9.7
8.5
547.3
2,216
108.2

2008
94
683,012
1.1
19,081
23,464
19,860
1,110
400
2,094
4.87
78.3
5,451
3.0
8.8
566.6
1,970
93.3

2009
97
655,852
-4.0
20,137
24,978
20,942
1,368
462
2,206
5.45
70.2
5,147
-5.6
8.6
531.4
1,430
56.6

2010
97
791,917
20.7
21,701
25,591
21,232
1,449
476
2,434
1.38
75.6
5,986
16.3
7.6
597.3
1,704
46.9

2011
101
931,333
17.6
24,493
26,896
22,120
1,603
659
2,514
4.18
73.1
6,529
9.1
7.0
750.8
2,568
33.7

2012
105
958,025
2.9
25,062
28,120
22,889
1,627
1,101
2,503
3.48
70.4
6,451
-1.2
6.7
804.7
3,390
52.6

2013
109
1,125,202
17.5
26,101
29,715
23,469
1,708
1,918
2,716
2.53
74.0
7,041
9.1
6.3
861.6
4,123
33.1

2014
111
1,204,857
7.1
26,963
31,673
24,031
1,704
3,199
2,739
2.39
74.1
7,290
3.5
6.1
804.8
5,622
49.6

25.8

25.7

23.6

23.6

25.4

25.6

24.9

25.9

25.3

Tourism Contribution to GDP (%)

1_/

2015
115
1,234,248
2.4
27,748
34,105
24,877
1,648
4,641
2,939
3.52
69.0
6,976
-4.3
5.7
0.5
6,738
89.3
23.6

From 2010 onwards Includes resorts/hotels/guest houses & safari vessels

Growth in tourist arrivals, 2006 - 2015

In percent
60

Tourism Contribution to GDP (%), 2006 - 2015

In percent
30

50

Growth in Tourist Arrivals (%)

40

Tourism Contribution to GDP (%)

25

30
20

20

10
0
-10

15

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015