Tourist Arrival In Malaysia 2017

According to tourism malaysia the total visitor arrivals in malaysia were flat in the first quarter falling 0 5 percent year on year.

Tourist arrival in malaysia 2017. Arrivals from india another major market for malaysia tumbled 13 4 per cent from 2016 to 552 739 in 2017. China s golden week last year saw about 180 000 chinese tourists coming to malaysia. Tourist arrivals to malaysia by country of nationality december 2017 no country of nationality december january december grand total. This page provides malaysia tourist arrivals actual values historical data forecast chart statistics economic calendar and.

A total of 205 4 million domestic visitors 1 were recorded in 2017 with a growth of 8 5 per cent compared to 189 3 million registered in 2016. Meanwhile number of trips increased from 253 9 million trips in 2016 to 276 1 million trips. It accounted for 8 3 percent of the total visitors to malaysia after singapore at 48 5 percent and indonesia at 10 6 percent. Putrajaya 29 march 2018.

In 2016 tourism malaysia targeted a total of 30 5 million visitors to malaysia but due to the fall of the malaysian ringgit and many other contributing factors the tourism minister had announced that the numbers had dropped drastically to 22 million visitors. People taking photos at a tourist attraction in melaka on sept 11 2018. China ranked third in terms of visitor arrivals to malaysia in the first quarter. Tourist arrivals in malaysia decreased to 671084 in march from 1397912 in february of 2020.

Malaysia tourism statistics in brief ministry of tourism culture of malaysia receives and collates tourism related data from multiple sources. In 2017 domestic tourism malaysia achieved a higher record in number of visitor arrivals and tourism expenditure. These have been formulated configured and analysed to provide industry players with concise and useful information such as facts and figures on the performance of malaysian tourism sector. In 2017 malaysia received a total of 25 948 459 international tourists and recorded a 0 1 growth in tourist receipts thus contributing rm82 2 billion to the country s revenue.

Tourist arrivals in malaysia averaged 1697925 01 from 1999 until 2020 reaching an all time high of 2806565 in december of 2013 and a record low of 459374 in april of 2003. Meanwhile the average length of stay alos in 2017 for foreign tourists decreased to 5 7 nights from 5 9 nights in the previous year. 2016 2017 growth december 2016 2017 2016 2017 growth 1 singapore 1 317 113 1 248 917 5 2 13 272 961 12 441 713 6 3.