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Malaysia - International tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals.

The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Malaysia was 4,333,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,437,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 4,333,000 in 2020.

Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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International tourism, number of departures

The value for International tourism, number of departures in Malaysia was 30,761,000 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36,248,000 in 2001 and a minimum value of 20,642,000 in 1995.

Definition: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Malaysia was $3,386,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $24,469,000,000 in 2014 and $3,237,000,000 in 1998.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Malaysia was 1.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 9.81 in 2014, while its lowest value was 1.63 in 2020.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in Malaysia was $382,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,898,000,000 in 2007 and $382,000,000 in 2020.

Definition: International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in Malaysia was $386,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,451,000,000 in 2014 and $375,000,000 in 1998.

Definition: International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Malaysia was $3,004,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $22,600,000,000 in 2014 and $2,381,000,000 in 1998.

Definition: International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Malaysia was $4,820,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $12,442,000,000 in 2014 and $1,785,000,000 in 1998.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Malaysia was $5,206,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $13,893,000,000 in 2014 and $2,160,000,000 in 1998.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Malaysia was 2.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 6.49 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.70 in 2000.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.

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The Malaysian Insight

Your insights, be ready for 24 million tourists in 2024.

Updated 5 months ago · Published on 26 Dec 2023 9:05AM · 0 Comments

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NINE months ago, I proposed that we should target nothing less than 18 million tourist arrivals for this year and aim for 24 million in 2024, 30 million in 2025, 36 million in 2026, and 42 million in 2027. Many had dismissed these high figures as nothing more than a pipe dream.

Last year, I wrote that tourist arrivals were likely to reach 10 million. The initial target was two million for 2022 but was revised to 4.5 million in June. The year ended with 10,070,964 arrivals and the average of 1.5 million arrivals per month in Q4 was continued into 2023.

In June this year, Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Khairul Firdaus Akhbar Khan said the ministry was confident of achieving the target of 16.1 million tourist arrivals for 2023, which is expected to generate more than RM49 billion in tourism revenue.

In August, Tourism Malaysia director-general Ammar Abdul Ghapar said if nothing goes wrong, we can get 18 million tourists this year. By September, tourist arrivals reached 14,467,037. We are on track to get more than 19 million or even exceed 20 million by December.

Although tourist arrivals targeted for Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2026 are the same as in 2019, which was 26.1 million, we ought to gear ourselves for much higher arrivals, starting next year. Also, tourism industry players ought to know where the 24 million tourists would be coming from in 2024.

A clear idea of what is in store for inbound tourism next year is by analysing tourist arrival figures for the first nine months of this year together with those recorded in 2019. By grouping the countries where tourists come from into regions, a recognisable picture will emerge.

For 2024, we can expect 16.56 million or 69% of all tourist arrivals from Asean countries, very close to the 68.5% recorded in 2019. In the first nine months of this year, the nine Asean nations contributed 10,491,826 or 72.5% of all tourist arrivals, which totalled 14,467,037.

The increase from nine Asean nations was mainly due to slow recoveries by four East Asian countries, which delivered 17.6% in 2019 but only 11.9% or 1,717,910 for the first nine months of this year.

For 2024, China, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan combined are likely to provide 3.96 million or 16.5% of all tourist arrivals.

Tourists from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal will continue their upward trends and contribute 1.32 million or 5.5% of tourist arrivals in 2024, up from 4.1% in 2019. For the first nine months of 2023, these countries supplied 723,113 or 5% of total tourist arrivals.

Thirteen European nations viz. United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Ireland and Norway will probably generate a combined total of 840,000 or 3.5% of tourist arrivals in 2024, down from 3.7% in 2019.

For the first nine months of this year, these 13 European countries provided a total of 593,285, or 4.1% of all tourist arrivals. It would have been more had it not for the ongoing war in Ukraine.

For 2024, a total of 360,000 Aussies and Kiwis are expected to come to our shores, or 1.5% of all tourist arrivals, down from 1.6% in 2019. For the first nine months of this year, tourist arrivals from these two countries in Oceania accounted for 268,818 or 1.9% of the total.

Next year, we are likely to receive 288,000 or 1.2% of tourist arrivals from two North American countries, up from 1% in 2019. For the first nine months of this year, tourist arrivals from the United States and Canada totalled 213,252, or 1.5% of all arrivals.

Another 10 countries from various regions are lumped together here. They are Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, South Africa, Ukraine, Iraq, United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan.

Combined, they could produce 288,000 or 1.2% of all tourist arrivals in 2024.

For the first nine months of this year, these 10 countries generated a total of 202,104 or 1.3% of total arrivals, down from 1.8% for the whole of 2019.

And finally, the rest of the world put together will yield 384,000 or 1.6% of all arrivals in 2024. For the first nine months, they contributed 256,729, or 1.8% of all arrivals, up from 1.7% for the whole of 2019.

For 24 million tourists to visit our country in a year, we must be ready to receive an average of 2,732 arrivals at our entry points every hour plus a similar number of departures. The first impression of our country, good or bad, is much in the hands of our Immigration Department.

The pandemic has forced many three, four, and five-star hotels to be closed and those that are operating today may be short of competent staff. Whether new workers are foreigners or locals, they must be trained in interpersonal communication skills and deliver quality service.

In any case, preparation for VMY 2026 should start in earnest from January 2024. We should aim for more than 24 million tourist arrivals next year and a record of 30 million in 2025 before surpassing it again in 2026 with 36 million, and not be contented with 26.1 million as targeted. – December 26, 2023.

* Y.S. Chan reads The Malaysian Insight.

* This is the opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insight. Article may be edited for brevity and clarity.

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Global Growth Is Stabilizing for the First Time in Three Years

But 80% of world population will experience slower growth than in pre-COVID decade

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2024 — The global economy is expected to stabilize for the first time in three years in 2024—but at a level that is weak by recent historical standards, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report.

Global growth is projected to hold steady at 2.6% in 2024 before edging up to an average of 2.7% in 2025-26. That is well below the 3.1% average in the decade before COVID-19. The forecast implies that over the course of 2024-26 countries that collectively account for more than 80% of the world’s population and global GDP would still be growing more slowly than they did in the decade before COVID-19.

Overall, developing economies are projected to grow 4% on average over 2024-25, slightly slower than in 2023. Growth in low-income economies is expected to accelerate to 5% in 2024 from 3.8% in 2023. However, the forecasts for 2024 growth reflect downgrades in three out of every four low-income economies since January. In advanced economies, growth is set to remain steady at 1.5% in 2024 before rising to 1.7% in 2025.

“Four years after the upheavals caused by the pandemic, conflicts, inflation, and monetary tightening, it appears that global economic growth is steadying,” said Indermit Gill, the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President. “ However, growth is at lower levels than before 2020. Prospects for the world’s poorest economies are even more worrisome. They face punishing levels of debt service, constricting trade possibilities, and costly climate events. Developing economies will have to find ways to encourage private investment, reduce public debt, and improve education, health, and basic infrastructure. The poorest among them—especially the 75 countries eligible for concessional assistance from the International Development Association—will not be able to do this without international support.”

This year, one in four developing economies is expected to remain poorer than it was on the eve of the pandemic in 2019. This proportion is twice as high for countries in fragile- and conflict-affected situations. Moreover, the income gap between developing economies and advanced economies is set to widen in nearly half of developing economies over 2020-24 —the highest share since the 1990s. Per capita income in these economies—an important indicator of living standards—is expected to grow by 3.0% on average through 2026, well below the average of 3.8% in the decade before COVID-19.

Global inflation is expected to moderate to 3.5% in 2024 and 2.9% in 2025, but the pace of decline is slower than was projected just six months ago. Many central banks, as a result, are expected to remain cautious in lowering policy interest rates. Global interest rates are likely to remain high by the standards of recent decades—averaging about 4% over 2025-26, roughly double the 2000-19 average.

“Although food and energy prices have moderated across the world, core inflation remains relatively high—and could stay that way,” said Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s Deputy Chief Economist and Director of the Prospects Group . “That could prompt central banks in major advanced economies to delay interest-rate cuts. An environment of ‘higher-for-longer’ rates would mean tighter global financial conditions and much weaker growth in developing economies.”

The latest Global Economic Prospects report also features two analytical chapters of topical importance. The first outlines how public investment can be used to accelerate private investment and promote economic growth. It finds that public investment growth in developing economies has halved since the global financial crisis, dropping to an annual average of 5% in the past decade. Yet public investment can be a powerful policy lever. For developing economies with ample fiscal space and efficient government spending practices, scaling up public investment by 1% of GDP can increase the level of output by up to 1.6% over the medium term.

The second analytical chapter explores why small states—those with a population of around 1.5 million or less—suffer chronic fiscal difficulties. Two-fifths of the 35 developing economies that are small states are at high risk of debt distress or already in it. That’s roughly twice the share for other developing economies. Comprehensive reforms are needed to address the fiscal challenges of small states. Revenues could be drawn from a more stable and secure tax base. Spending efficiency could be improved —especially in health, education, and infrastructure. Fiscal frameworks could be adopted to manage the higher frequency of natural disasters and other shocks. Targeted and coordinated global policies can also help put these countries on a more sustainable fiscal path.

Download the full report: https://bit.ly/GEP-June-2024-FullReport

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Regional Outlooks:

East Asia and Pacific:  Growth is expected to decelerate to 4.8% in 2024 and to 4.2% in 2025. For more, see  regional overview.

Europe and Central Asia:  Growth is expected to edge down to 3.0% in 2024 before moderating to 2.9% in 2025. For more, see  regional overview .

Latin America and the Caribbean:  Growth is expected to decline to 1.8% in 2024 before picking up to 2.7% in 2025. For more, see  regional overview .

Middle East and North Africa:  Growth is expected to pick up to 2.8% in 2024 and 4.2% in 2025. For more, see  regional overview.

South Asia:  Growth is expected to slow to 6.2% in 2024 and remain steady at 6.2% in 2025. For more, see regional overview.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Growth is expected to pick up to 3.5% in 2024 and to 3.9% in 2025. For more, see  regional overview.

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