In 2023, there were approximately 20 million tourist arrivals in Malaysia, an increase from around ten million in the previous year. The country finally reopened its border in April 2022, after two years of travel restrictions which severely impacted the number of tourists coming to the country.
The COVID-19 pandemic had adversely affected the global tourism industry. As part of their efforts to prevent the spread of the virus, countries around the world introduced restrictions on inbound as well as outbound travel. Malaysia had been especially hard hit, as it imposed travel restrictions for inbound visitors from China, its second-largest inbound tourism market, as early as the end of January. Now the borders have been reopened, the country can expect a surge of Chinese tourists to help the industry recover to its pre-pandemic state.
Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from 2014 to 2023
(in millions)
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Tourism Malaysia. (April 25, 2024). Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004711/tourist-arrivals-malaysia/
Tourism Malaysia. "Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from 2014 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. April 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004711/tourist-arrivals-malaysia/
Tourism Malaysia. (2024). Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from 2014 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004711/tourist-arrivals-malaysia/
Tourism Malaysia. "Tourist Arrivals to Malaysia from 2014 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004711/tourist-arrivals-malaysia/
Tourism Malaysia, Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004711/tourist-arrivals-malaysia/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Tourist arrivals to Malaysia from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Tourism Malaysia, April 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004711/tourist-arrivals-malaysia/