Arrivals in January 2019 and 2022
Selected markets Mauritius Maldives Seychelles Sri Lanka
2019 2022 2019 2022 2019 2022 2019 2022
France 26,902 11,180 7,153 4,163 2,240 2,211 11,892 3,616
UK 8,370 5,340 10,175 10,602 1,675 814 26,036 7,442
Germany 12,031 4,386 9,819 8,267 7,833 1,915 14,027 5,339
South Africa 7,669 1,883 720 n/a 709 295 870 73
Russia 2,021 1,734 9,668 20,244 1,552 5,625 13,474 13,478
Switzerland 2,933 1,553 2,966 n/a 858 592 3,457 1,186
Austria 2,287 1,503 2,593 n/a 989 532 2,288 788
Italy 3,786 1,200 16,768 8,705 1,297 522 6,433 503
Czech Rep. 2,287 1,166 1,274 n/a 556 367 2,787 1,174
Ukraine 675 882 1,883 4,633 421 1,774 6,481 7,774
Others 53,312 9,201 88,533 53,228 11,333 6,919 156,494 40,954
All countries 122,273   40,028 151,552 109,842 29,463 21,566 244,239 82,327
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Arrivals, January to March 2019 & 2020
Selected markets* Mauritius Maldives Seychelles Sri Lanka
2019 2020 2021 2022 2019 2020 2021 2022* 2019 2020 2021 2022 2019 2020 2021 2022
France 26,902 30,951 313 11,180 7,153 6,955 3,728 4,163 2,240 3,073 95 2,211 11,892 9,352 4 3,616
Reunion 17,824 18,217 30 121 n/a 854 857 1 299 n/a
Germany 12,031 15,170 37 4,386 9,819 9,859 3,390 8,267 7,833 7,002 262 1,915 14,027 11,494 19 5,339
South Africa 7,669 9,872 22 1,883 720 807 303 n/a 709 751 18 295 870 686 0 73
UK 8,370 8,044 14 5,340 10,175 10,734 2,504 10,602 1,675 1,688 39 814 26,036 21,138 3 7,442
China 3,922 4,771 34 48 25,804 31,744 122 n/a 495 1,223 33 10 26,414 22,363 27 226
India 5,215 4,755 124 536 11,633 13,845 19,135 9,044 1,248 914 3 109 40,049 41,448 17 11,751
Italy 3,786 4,526 23 1,200 16,768 20,766 580 8,705 1,297 1,193 27 522 6,433 4,454 2 503
Saudi Arabia 1,311 3,108 3 65 2,162 4,992 45 2,840 117 324 13 42 1,759 3,914 0 1,167
Russia 2,021 2,905 38 1,734 9,668 12,531 20,973 20,244 1,552 2,339 108 5,625 13,474 19,616 20 13,478
Switzerland 2,933 2,846 27 1,153 2,966 3,036 1,958 n/a 858 853 72 592 3,457 2,508 3 1,186
Austria 2,287 2,690 12 1,503 2,593 2,774 1,177 2,426 989 585 62 532 2,288 1,674 5 788
Sweden 3,064 2,439 2 627 1,707 1,783 410 n/a 298 319 4 177 4,692 3,099 0 683
Poland 2,036 2,051 6 453 2,048 2,429 1,122 543 452 7 636 3,840 5,577 0 3,185
Czech Rep. 2,287 1,936 7 1,166 1,274 1,390 1,882 556 586 0 367 2,787 2,673 0 1,174
Romania 851 1,487 6 667 1,461 2,026 3,921 373 379 2 431 891 785 0 528
Australia 1,395 1,226 4 120 3,203 2,689 283 222 141 7 15 10,368 8,115 3 2,814
Hungary 783 1,002 3 375 1,824 2,225 1,162 425 501 0 535 845 758 0 425
Netherlands 1,083 888 5 233 1,057 1,021 193 186 248 3 94 5,101 3,538 18 1,141
USA 753 857 35 237 4,454 5,051 1,960 4,210 781 940 20 430 7,849 7,494 10 1,829
Israel 132 844 1 41 570 480 150 n/a 150 1,408 26 239 1,899 1,688 0 707
Ukraine 675 825 16 882 1,883 2,434 7,210 4,633 421 652 12 1,774 6,481 8,549 1,460 7,774
Canada 620 774 15 182 1,151 1,140 299 n/a 132 191 1 36 5,840 5,510 17 1,666
Denmark 986 761 0 613 1,348 1,121 2,017 166 155 4 117 3,059 2,176 0 1,013
Turkey 372 549 4 283 1,256 1,327 417 222 295 7 140 584 1,145 1 174
UAE 562 471 12 207 485 506 755 999 915 144 498 346 199 0 64
Japan 233 132 11 8 3,126 2,808 45 33 40 2 2 3,553 2,917 1 92
Maldives 3 4 0 0 11 9 1 3 6,004 4,264 17 2,401
Mauritius n/a 285 297 3 53 100 107 0 7
Others 12,167 13,318 428 4,785 25,244 26,875 16,362 38,871 3,793 4,401 132 3,053 33,301 31,193 55 11,081
All markets 122,273 137,419 1,232 40,028 151,552 173,348 92,103 109,842 29,463 32,731 1,108 21,566 244,239 228,434 1,682 82,327

* Turkey and markets with a share of around 1% or more

Top 5 Markets, Cumulative January 2019 & 2022
Mauritius Maldives Seychelles Sri Lanka
2019 2022 2019 2022* 2019 2022 2019 2022
Markets Share Markets Share Markets Share Markets Share Markets Share Markets Share Markets Share Markets Share
France 22.0% France 27.9% China 17.0% Russia 18.4% Germany 26.6% Russia 26.1% India 16.8% Russia 16.4%
Germany 14.6% UK 13.3% Italy 11.1% UK 9.7% France 7.6% France 10.3% China 11.1% India 14.3%
Reunion 9.8% Germany 11.0% India 7.7% India 8.2% UK 5.7% Germany 8.9% UK 10.9% Ukraine 9.4%
UK 6.8% RSA 4.7% UK 6.7% Germany 7.9% Russia 5.3% Ukraine 8.2% Germany 5.7% UK 9.0%
RSA 6.3% Russia 4.3% Germany 6.5% Italy 7.5% Italy 4.4% UK 3.8% Australia  5.6% Germany 6.5%
Source: Statistics Mauritius Source: Ministry of Tourism Source: National Bureau of Statistics Source: Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority