Foreign arrivals at the border
Aug 2026
- On a year earlierdown 1.0 per cent on a year earlier
- On the previous monthdown 1.2 per cent on the previous month
Source: Department of Immigration Malaysia via data.gov.my
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Destination · Southeast Asia
Visitor arrivals, Source markets, Length of stay, Tourism economy published from approved releases.
At a glance
Up to four headline series, one per published family, using the named published category where no dimensionless total exists.
Foreign arrivals at the border
Aug 2026
Source: Department of Immigration Malaysia via data.gov.my
Average length of stay, annual
2024
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia
Employment in tourism industries
2024
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia
Visitor arrivals
International, domestic and outbound visitor flows as the source publishes them.
visitors · Jan 2020 to Aug 2026
Values in the units the source publishes. Approved observations only. Missing and partial periods are never zero or bridged.
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| Measure | Frequency | Latest | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign arrivals at the border Official, related measure | Monthly | Aug 2026 | Chart |
| Domestic visitors, annual Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
| Domestic tourism trips, annual OfficialPublished categories | Annual | 2024 | Chart with selection |
Foreign arrivals at the border for Malaysia carries an origin dimension: 224 source markets across the published series, monthly to August 2026. The source records origin as nationality, so these markets are not interchangeable with another destination's origin split. How source markets are handled.
Aug 2026 · visitors
Source: Department of Immigration Malaysia via data.gov.my. Monthly Arrivals by Nationality and Sex — data catalogue id arrivals.
49.4% of published total
1,881,288
14.0% of published total
534,838
8.2% of published total
312,938
| Origin market | Source label | Value |
|---|
Length of stay
Average stays and visitor-day measures under the source's own visitor or guest definition.
nights · 2017 to 2024
Values in the units the source publishes. Approved observations only. Missing and partial periods are never zero or bridged.
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| Period | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 2.2 |
| 2022 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.5 |
Tourism output
Tourism value added, GDP and published output shares or growth rates.
RM million · 2015 to 2024
Values in the units the source publishes. Approved observations only. Missing and partial periods are never zero or bridged.
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| Measure | Frequency | Latest | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross value added of tourism industries, MYR Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
| Tourism direct gross value added, MYR Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
| Tourism direct GDP, MYR Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
Tourism expenditure
Inbound, domestic, outbound and internal tourism expenditure at the source's stated scope.
Selected published categories: Category: TOTAL
Tourism employment
Employment in tourism industries and the published shares that explain its denominator.
thousand persons · 2015 to 2024
Values in the units the source publishes. Approved observations only. Missing and partial periods are never zero or bridged.
Not shown here
We do not publish every indicator for Malaysia. These official publications carry the rest, and each link goes straight to the publisher.
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Covers: Visitor arrivalsHotel performanceSource marketsLength of stayAccommodation supply
Withdrawn · Licence record
Tourism Malaysia
Covers: Hotel performanceAccommodation supply
Restricted by the publisher · Licence record
Tourism Malaysia
Covers: Visitor arrivalsSource markets
Restricted by the publisher · Licence record
Complete inventory
Every approved measure for Malaysia appears once, including 5 tourism-economy measures. Select a topic to see its chart, or open an exact dimensional selection in Explorer.
| Measure | Frequency | Latest | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign arrivals at the border Official, related measure | Monthly | Aug 2026 | Chart |
| Average length of stay, annual Official, annual context | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
| Employment in tourism industries Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
| Domestic visitors, annual Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
| Domestic tourism trips, annual OfficialPublished categories | Annual | 2024 | Chart with selection |
| Domestic tourism expenditure, MYR OfficialPublished categories | Annual | 2024 | Chart with selection |
| Gross value added of tourism industries, MYR Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
| Tourism direct gross value added, MYR Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
| Tourism direct GDP, MYR Official | Annual | 2024 | Chart |
Provenance
Every official source for this market, whether or not we show values from it yet. Each record says what its licence allows and how to credit it.
Department of Immigration Malaysia via data.gov.my
Monthly foreign arrivals by nationality, aggregated by Malaysia's Department of Immigration from its border records and published under an open licence. These are border entries, not tourist arrivals.
Supports: Source markets, Arrivals
Department of Immigration Malaysia via data.gov.my
Monthly foreign arrivals by state of entry, published by Malaysia's Department of Immigration under an open licence. These count border entries rather than tourists, so they are shown as context.
Supports: Source markets, Arrivals
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Malaysia's Tourism Satellite Account and domestic tourism survey from the Department of Statistics, covering domestic trips and tourism's contribution to the economy. The same worksheet also carried inbound arrivals, hotel and occupancy figures, but that block names Tourism Malaysia as its source, so those measures were withdrawn from this record.
Supports: Supply, Hotel performance, Length of stay, Source markets, Tourism economy, Arrivals
Tourism Malaysia
Tourism Malaysia's tourist arrival, hotel and market performance reports, covering the measures the ministry publishes for the industry.
Supports: Supply, Hotel performance, Source markets, Arrivals
Grants and incentives
TAX INCENTIVE
A tax allowance for companies buying approved green technology assets for their own use, such as energy efficiency equipment, renewable energy systems and certified green buildings.
GRANT
A matching grant for Malaysian-owned SMEs and mid-tier companies adopting recognised environmental, social and governance practices. Hotels and tourism services are expressly included.
TAX INCENTIVE
A tax allowance for companies expanding, modernising or refurbishing existing hotels and other tourism projects.
| Period | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | 2,923,053 |
| Feb 2020 | 1,997,322 |
| Mar 2020 | 1,065,039 |
| Apr 2020 | 15,077 |
| May 2020 | 14,282 |
| Jun 2020 | 14,400 |
| Jul 2020 | 20,345 |
| Aug 2020 | 22,229 |
| Sep 2020 | 22,642 |
| Oct 2020 | 22,749 |
| Nov 2020 | 24,973 |
| Dec 2020 | 29,897 |
| Jan 2021 | 35,867 |
| Feb 2021 | 33,309 |
| Mar 2021 | 42,434 |
| Apr 2021 | 37,880 |
| May 2021 | 35,434 |
| Jun 2021 | 29,607 |
| Jul 2021 | 31,331 |
| Aug 2021 | 31,658 |
| Sep 2021 | 35,017 |
| Oct 2021 | 38,564 |
| Nov 2021 | 42,323 |
| Dec 2021 | 77,135 |
| Jan 2022 | 76,559 |
| Feb 2022 | 68,753 |
| Mar 2022 | 92,455 |
| Apr 2022 | 604,690 |
| May 2022 | 1,037,181 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,389,092 |
| Jul 2022 | 1,699,890 |
| Aug 2022 | 1,808,373 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,900,183 |
| Oct 2022 | 2,022,369 |
| Nov 2022 | 2,048,419 |
| Dec 2022 | 2,400,548 |
| Jan 2023 | 2,234,972 |
| Feb 2023 | 2,047,306 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,388,103 |
| Apr 2023 | 2,282,367 |
| May 2023 | 2,416,296 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,399,593 |
| Jul 2023 | 2,829,817 |
| Aug 2023 | 2,701,427 |
| Sep 2023 | 2,718,469 |
| Oct 2023 | 2,656,279 |
| Nov 2023 | 2,663,169 |
| Dec 2023 | 3,177,506 |
| Jan 2024 | 2,573,413 |
| Feb 2024 | 2,792,284 |
| Mar 2024 | 3,253,261 |
| Apr 2024 | 2,934,252 |
| May 2024 | 3,198,870 |
| Jun 2024 | 3,519,432 |
| Jul 2024 | 3,528,343 |
| Aug 2024 | 3,770,832 |
| Sep 2024 | 3,228,672 |
| Oct 2024 | 3,099,807 |
| Nov 2024 | 3,296,189 |
| Dec 2024 | 3,909,203 |
| Jan 2025 | 3,818,634 |
| Feb 2025 | 3,109,756 |
| Mar 2025 | 3,479,206 |
| Apr 2025 | 3,427,869 |
| May 2025 | 3,692,636 |
| Jun 2025 | 3,788,521 |
| Jul 2025 | 3,614,222 |
| Aug 2025 | 3,846,999 |
| Sep 2025 | 3,424,290 |
| Oct 2025 | 3,399,564 |
| Nov 2025 | 3,473,093 |
| Dec 2025 | 4,077,583 |
| Jan 2026 | 3,907,108 |
| Feb 2026 | 3,624,945 |
| Mar 2026 | 3,614,753 |
| Apr 2026 | 3,583,515 |
| May 2026 | 3,677,800 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,789,849 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,853,602 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,806,796 |
| Share of total |
|---|
| Singapore | named | 1,881,288 | 49.4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | named | 534,838 | 14.0% |
| Indonesia | named | 312,938 | 8.2% |
| Thailand | named | 175,472 | 4.6% |
| Brunei Darussalam | named | 140,587 | 3.7% |
| India | named | 125,010 | 3.3% |
| Philippines | named | 53,204 | 1.4% |
| Japan | named | 50,831 | 1.3% |
| South Korea | named | 44,602 | 1.2% |
| Taiwan | named | 40,532 | 1.1% |
| United Kingdom | named | 40,157 | 1.1% |
| Bangladesh | named | 36,532 | 1.0% |
| Australia | named | 32,890 | 0.9% |
| Vietnam | named | 30,855 | 0.8% |
| Myanmar | named | 30,655 | 0.8% |
| France | named | 30,000 | 0.8% |
| USA | named | 23,646 | 0.6% |
| Italy | named | 19,424 | 0.5% |
| Germany | named | 15,426 | 0.4% |
| Spain | named | 13,630 | 0.4% |
| Pakistan | named | 13,142 | 0.3% |
| Nepal | named | 12,410 | 0.3% |
| Netherlands | named | 10,161 | 0.3% |
| Cambodia | named | 8,854 | 0.2% |
| Hong Kong SAR | named | 8,792 | 0.2% |
| Canada | named | 7,737 | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | named | 7,677 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | named | 7,642 | 0.2% |
| Algeria | named | 5,896 | 0.2% |
| Saudi Arabia | named | 5,114 | 0.1% |
| New Zealand | named | 4,720 | 0.1% |
| Türkiye | named | 4,548 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | named | 3,672 | 0.1% |
| Oman | named | 3,520 | 0.1% |
| Poland | named | 3,330 | 0.1% |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | named | 3,011 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | named | 2,912 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | named | 2,811 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | named | 2,412 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | named | 2,351 | 0.1% |
| Maldives | named | 2,226 | 0.1% |
| Rep Of Ireland | named | 2,085 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | named | 1,928 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | named | 1,917 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | named | 1,882 | 0.0% |
| Iran | named | 1,875 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | named | 1,862 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | named | 1,829 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | named | 1,697 | 0.0% |
| Austria | named | 1,583 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | named | 1,541 | 0.0% |
| South Africa (Rep Of) | named | 1,425 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | named | 1,350 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | named | 1,309 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | named | 1,275 | 0.0% |
| Ukraine | named | 1,117 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | named | 1,103 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | named | 1,091 | 0.0% |
| Romania | named | 1,011 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | named | 941 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | named | 892 | 0.0% |
| Macao | named | 857 | 0.0% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | named | 856 | 0.0% |
| Czechia | named | 853 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | named | 842 | 0.0% |
| Norway | named | 778 | 0.0% |
| Timor-Leste | named | 700 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | named | 651 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | named | 583 | 0.0% |
| Libya | named | 570 | 0.0% |
| Greece | named | 566 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | named | 554 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | named | 538 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | named | 508 | 0.0% |
| Finland | named | 488 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | named | 465 | 0.0% |
| Palestine, State of | named | 464 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | named | 435 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | named | 434 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | named | 415 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | named | 394 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | named | 358 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | named | 347 | 0.0% |
| Vanuatu | named | 343 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | named | 331 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | named | 294 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | named | 292 | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | named | 288 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | named | 287 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | named | 284 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | named | 276 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | named | 261 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | named | 260 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | named | 258 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | named | 242 | 0.0% |
| Chile | named | 232 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | named | 218 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | named | 213 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | named | 203 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | named | 193 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | named | 172 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | named | 168 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | named | 163 | 0.0% |
| Peru | named | 155 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | named | 147 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | named | 140 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | named | 138 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | named | 137 | 0.0% |
| Papua New Guinea | named | 128 | 0.0% |
| Albania | named | 123 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | named | 121 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | named | 119 | 0.0% |
| Malta | named | 116 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | named | 113 | 0.0% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | named | 105 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | named | 101 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | named | 97 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | named | 95 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | named | 91 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | named | 79 | 0.0% |
| Eswatini | named | 74 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | named | 70 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | named | 70 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | named | 68 | 0.0% |
| Solomon Islands | named | 66 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | named | 66 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | named | 60 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | named | 56 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | named | 52 | 0.0% |
| Chad | named | 51 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | named | 50 | 0.0% |
| Benin | named | 49 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | named | 47 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | named | 45 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | named | 43 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | named | 43 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | named | 43 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | named | 42 | 0.0% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | named | 34 | 0.0% |
| Saint Lucia | named | 34 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | named | 30 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | named | 30 | 0.0% |
| Mali | named | 30 | 0.0% |
| Panama | named | 30 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | named | 28 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | named | 28 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | named | 27 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | named | 26 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | named | 26 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | named | 26 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | named | 26 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | named | 26 | 0.0% |
| Togo | named | 26 | 0.0% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | named | 21 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | named | 20 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | named | 19 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | named | 19 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | named | 19 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | named | 18 | 0.0% |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | named | 16 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | named | 16 | 0.0% |
| Andorra | named | 14 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | named | 14 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | named | 14 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | named | 13 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | named | 13 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | named | 13 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | named | 13 | 0.0% |
| Niger | named | 12 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | named | 11 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | named | 11 | 0.0% |
| Tonga | named | 11 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | named | 10 | 0.0% |
| Belize | named | 9 | 0.0% |
| Congo | named | 9 | 0.0% |
| Liechtenstein | named | 8 | 0.0% |
| Angola | named | 7 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | named | 7 | 0.0% |
| Monaco | named | 7 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | named | 7 | 0.0% |
| Lesotho | named | 6 | 0.0% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | named | 6 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | named | 5 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | named | 4 | 0.0% |
| Palau | named | 4 | 0.0% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | named | 4 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | named | 3 | 0.0% |
| Samoa | named | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | named | 2 | 0.0% |
| Marshall Islands | named | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nauru | named | 2 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | named | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kiribati | named | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tuvalu | named | 1 | 0.0% |
| Aruba | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Anguilla | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| American Samoa | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Antarctica | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bermuda | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bouvet Island | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cook Islands | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cayman Islands | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gibraltar | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guadeloupe | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Guam | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Israel | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mayotte | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| New Caledonia | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Puerto Rico | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Réunion | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tokelau | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Holy See | named | 0 | 0.0% |
| Virgin Islands (British) | named | 0 | 0.0% |
The complete origin table accounts for 100.0% of the published total. Values are not added across regions and markets. Source and licence. Source: Department of Immigration Malaysia, via data.gov.my. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
| Period | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| 2015 | RM165.94bn |
| 2016 | RM181.67bn |
| 2017 | RM200.68bn |
| 2018 | RM220.39bn |
| 2019 | RM240.03bn |
| 2020 | RM200.30bn |
| 2021 | RM198.54bn |
| 2022 | RM245.23bn |
| 2023 | RM271.93bn |
| 2024 | RM291.92bn |
RM million · 2015 to 2024
Values in the units the source publishes. Approved observations only. Missing and partial periods are never zero or bridged.
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| Period | Malaysia · TOTAL |
|---|---|
| 2015 | RM60.54bn |
| 2016 | RM66.50bn |
| 2017 | RM73.66bn |
| 2018 | RM82.74bn |
| 2019 | RM92.64bn |
| 2020 | RM38.63bn |
| 2021 | RM17.45bn |
| 2022 | RM59.22bn |
| 2023 | RM78.68bn |
| 2024 | RM98.45bn |
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| Period | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,684.2 |
| 2016 | 2,941.7 |
| 2017 | 3,066.5 |
| 2018 | 3,249.4 |
| 2019 | 3,320.3 |
| 2020 | 3,181.5 |
| 2021 | 3,137.0 |
| 2022 | 3,224.7 |
| 2023 | 3,382.2 |
| 2024 | 3,537.8 |