Maldives has recorded 1.4 million tourist arrivals so far this year.

According to a report released by the Ministry of Tourism yesterday, a total of 43,272 tourists have arrived in the Maldives so far this month, bringing the total number of tourist arrivals to 1,404,320 so far this year.

Russia leads the market with 161,461 arrivals this year.

According to the report, the number of tourists from China has increased, with 153,989 arrivals from China so far this month.

China has surpassed India which had the second highest tourist arrivals earlier this year.