Ministry of Tourism (Maldives)
| ފަތުރުވެރިކަމާބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ Fathuruverikamaabehey Vuzaaraa | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 30 June 1965 |
| Dissolved | 1 February 2025 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Maldives |
| Headquarters | 5th Floor, H. Velaanaage, Ameeru Ahmed Magu, Male' 20096, Maldives |
| Annual budget | MVR 48.5 million |
| Minister responsible |
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| Deputy Ministers responsible |
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| Website | tourism.gov.mv |
| Footnotes | |
| Tourism is the largest public sector in the Maldives | |
The Ministry of Tourism (Dhivehi: ފަތުރުވެރިކަމާބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ, fathuruverikamaabehey vuzaaraa) was part of the Maldivian Executive branch responsible to develop the Maldivian tourism industry. The tourism ministry monitors the tourism sector and regulates it. The tourism ministry was introduced in 1965 shortly after the independence of Maldives.
According to the statistics provided by the ministry, Russia was the number one source of market for the country by 21 January 2023, with 16,974 tourists. Second place is Italy with 11,674 tourist arrivals. Third is India with 11,163 arrivals being recorded. Fourth largest source market being the United Kingdom with 9,509 tourists, while the fifth being Germany with 6,731 tourists. According to the ministry, 2,354 tourists arrived from China, which places it at number nine.
The Ministry also awarded the 1,000,000th tourist of every year to visit Maldives.
In February 2025, the ministry was merged into the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy and formed the Ministry of Tourism and Environment.