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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
921,115
2026 through May · −4.7% vs same period 2025
Travel receipts, last 12 months
USD 5.72 bn
visitor spending in the economy
Occupancy rate
42.8%
May 2026 · −0.4pp y/y
Average stay
7.6 days
May 2026

Monthly arrivals: 2026 vs 2025

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

0 k65 k130 k195 k260 kJanFebMarAprMay
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 143,917 (−56%)
Russia 125,096 (−55%)
United Kingdom 80,323 (−60%)
Italy 69,653 (−55%)
Germany 61,612 (−63%)
India 52,201 (−60%)
France 28,574 (−51%)
U.S.A. 23,417 (−65%)
Australia 20,126 (−52%)

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 · 180 sites 74% · 66% full
Guest houses · 922 sites 22% · 53% full
Safari vessels · 171 sites 3% · 30% full
Hotels · 16 sites 2% · 33% full