Arrivals in May 2022 and 2023
Selected markets Mauritius Maldives Seychelles Sri Lanka
2022 2023 2022 2023* 2022 2023 2022 2023
France 15,756 22,664 2,580 2,338 3,905 3,570 1,076 2,414
Reunion 6,517 15,309 n/a 457 419 n/a
UK 10,992 12,094 12,808 8,001 2,137 1,884 3,723 5,987
Germany 7,640 10,162 9,149 9,756 3,306 4,636 2,208 6,854
India 4,647 7,910 29,984 20,094 577 753 5,562 23,016
South Africa 7,338 6,641 1,292 n/a 590 522 64 145
Switzerland 1,461 1,863 1,922 1,518 1,417 1,032 570 1,208
Belgium 864 1,764 421 n/a 379 435 212 420
Saudi Arabia 1,186 1,570 4,619 312 96 365 372
Italy 1,028 1,410 4,329 3,893 1,224 1,105 329 680
Australia 286 1,324 1,897 n/a 77 80 1,660 4,201
Madagascar 834 1,172 n/a 46 28 n/a
Russia 428 1,157 8,885 12,174 1,086 2,794 3,202 7,760
USA 658 865 6,628 4,418 718 736 1,368 3,240
Korea 63 379 4,105 2,864 23 46 63 498
Canada 464 649 895 n/a 55 109 2,013 3,753
China 74 492 726 15,201 18 96 242 4,173
Others 10,226 12,605 35,282 40,703 8,696 6,766 7,550 18,588
All countries 70,462 100,030 125,522 120,960 25,023 25,107 30,207 83,309

* up to 31 May 2023

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Tourist Arrivals, January to May 2022 & 2023
Selected markets* Mauritius Maldives Seychelles Sri Lanka
2022 2023 %chg 2022 2023* %chg 2022 2023 %chg 2022 2023 %chg
France 83,938 134,202 59.9  28,455 29,156 2.5  19,665 20,201 2.7  20,167 24,693 22.4 
Reunion 12,998 56,645 335.8  n/a 1,562 1,726 10.5  n/a    
UK 47,401 54,231 14.4  87,742 73,373 (16.4) 8,875 8,328 (6.2) 46,254 42,841 (7.4)
Germany 31,636 46,564 47.2  58,385 60,170 3.1  15,354 19,650 28.0  30,976 40,107 29.5 
South Africa 33,601 37,151 10.6  5,891 n/a 3,220 3,370 4.7  845 991 17.3 
India 9,735 19,373 99.0  98,503 93,879 (4.7) 1,494 2,730 82.7  61,951 89,363 44.2 
Switzerland 8,059 13,077 62.3  17,523 19,133 9.2  5,947 5,873 (1.2) 6,141 8,540 39.1 
Italy 5,532 11,182 102.1  45,208 60,322 33.4  5,945 7,963 33.9  2,699 6,222 130.5 
Czech Rep. 7,179 9,674 34.8  9,295 n/a 2,605 2,693 3.4  5,800 4,532 (21.9)
Austria 6,596 9,428 42.9  12,830 3,254 3,421 5.1  3,493 3,851 10.2 
Russia 4,156 7,161 72.3  66,502 94,213 41.7  14,258 16,784 17.7  44,793 102,307 128.4 
Australia 1,126 6,708 495.7  6,564 n/a 340 667 96.2  12,029 20,703 72.1 
Belgium 4,796 6,527 36.1  3,507 1,655 1,826 10.3  2,934 3,149 7.3 
Poland 2,119 6,334 198.9  10,107 3,043 2,377 (21.9) 12,409 5,639 (54.6)
Saudi Arabia 1,885 6,073 222.2  15,285 740 837 13.1  4,015 2,144 (46.6)
UAE 3,567 5,330 49.4  4,056 6,705 5,724 (14.6) 599 678 13.2 
Madagascar 2,197 5,328 142.5  0 66 201 204.5  n/a    
Sweden 2,211 4,752 114.9  6,158 1,186 1,728 45.7  2,794 3,134 12.2 
Denmark 3,345 4,562 36.4  7,554 931 844 (9.3) 5,019 4,161 (17.1)
USA 2,003 4,210 110.2  33,060 33,303 0.7  3,338 3,828 14.7  10,038 17,960 78.9 
Netherlands 2,206 4,139 87.6  4,207 n/a 1,188 1,395 17.4  5,853 7,237 23.6 
Slovakia 2,120 3,585 69.1  5,343 1,033 1,577 52.7  1,693 2,123 25.4 
Romania 3,079 3,531 14.7  6,122 2,347 1,796 (23.5) 2,346 1,532 (34.7)
Canada 1,391 2,972 113.7  4,451 352 630 79.0  10,709 17,917 67.3 
Spain 1,816 2,769 52.5  12,587 1,264 1,315 4.0  4,592 5,228 13.9 
Hungary 1,375 2,767 101.2  8,909 2,960 1,811 (38.8) 1,685 1,469 (12.8)
Turkey 1,527 2,076 36.0  4,651 734 723 (1.5) 872 1,265 45.1 
Portugal 1,397 2,065 47.8  5,055 765 695 (9.2) 1,063 1,438 35.3 
China 477 1,981 315.3  2,402 46,396 1,831.6  107 440 311.2  1,353 14,757 990.7 
Israel 1,109 1,842 66.1  5,752 n/a 5,745 7,483 30.3  4,679 8,116 73.5 
Norway 1,505 1,787 18.7  2,631 579 774 33.7  2,663 2,744 3.0 
South Korea 117 1,302 1,012.8  9,513 15,021 57.9  43 285 562.8  635 3,404 436.1 
Philippines 1,188 1,210 1.9  2,315 n/a 204 290 42.2  928 1,448 56.0 
Ukraine 1,458 1,033 (29.1) 8,838 2,835 789 (72.2) 13,705 2,455 (82.1)
Japan 99 558 463.6  1,290 36 115 219.4  847 5,954 603.0 
Maldives 26 16 (38.5)       34 11 (67.6) 7,259 9,829 35.4 
Others 18,578 32,113 72.9  101,631 284,279 179.7  14,769 17,170 16.3  44,683 56,555 26.6 
All markets 313,548 514,258 64.0  702,322 809,245 15.2  135,178 148,070 9.5  378,521 524,486 38.6 

*January to 31 May 2023

Top 5 Markets, January – May 2023
Mauritius Maldives Seychelles Sri Lanka
Markets YoY chg Share Markets YoY chg Share Markets YoY chg Share Markets YoY chg Share
France 59.9% 26.1% Russia 41.7% 11.6% France 2.7% 13.6% Russia 128.4% 19.5%
Reunion 335.8% 11.0% India -4.7% 11.6% Germany 28.0% 13.3% India 44.2% 17.0%
UK 14.4% 10.5% UK -16.4% 9.1% Russia 17.7% 11.3% UK -7.4% 8.2%
Germany 47.2% 9.1% Italy 33.4% 7.5% UK -6.2% 5.6% Germany 29.5% 7.6%
South Africa 10.6% 7.2% Germany 3.1% 7.4% Italy 33.9% 5.4% France 22.4% 4.7%
Source: Statistics Mauritius Source: Ministry of Tourism Source: National Bureau of Statistics Source: Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority