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Tourism

Tourism indicators, published statistics from MMA. Tourism's contribution to GDP is on the National accounts page.

Tourist arrivals, year to date
1,423,176
2026 through Aug · −4.3% vs same period 2025
Travel receipts, last 12 months
USD 5.64 bn
visitor spending in the economy
Occupancy rate
58.9%
Aug 2026 · −2.1pp y/y
Average stay
7.4 days
Aug 2026

Monthly arrivals: 2026 vs 2025

Thousands of arrivals, same calendar month compared year over year.

0 k65 k130 k195 k260 kJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
20262025
Sets the two breakdowns below; the tiles and charts show the latest data.

Where visitors come from

2026 (year to date). The 9 markets MMA breaks out individually, not necessarily the true top 9, just the ones published. Bar is arrivals; change is vs 2025.

China 266,669 (−19%)
Russia 208,476 (−25%)
United Kingdom 110,331 (−45%)
Italy 92,972 (−39%)
Germany 87,972 (−48%)
India 81,355 (−38%)
France 35,038 (−40%)
U.S.A. 34,248 (−48%)
Australia 32,083 (−24%)

What kind of tourism i

2026 (year to date). Bar is share of bednights; occupancy shown at right. Resorts fill most of the country's beds at high occupancy, while far more numerous guest houses run emptier.

Resorts · 179 sites 77% · 66% full
Guest houses · 930 sites 18% · 42% full
Safari vessels · 172 sites 2% · 24% full
Hotels · 16 sites 2% · 31% full