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Fiscal
Financial
External
Tourist arrivals
In December 2024, total tourist arrivals stood at 208,980, registering an increase of 7.3% compared with the same period of last year. During the month, the highest number of tourist arrivals were recorded from Italy, followed by United Kingdom and Russia.
Total tourist arrivals
208.98 K
tourists for Dec 2024
Composition of Total tourist arrivals for December 2024
Operational number of Resorts
172
resorts as at Dec 2024
Inflation
The rate of inflation (annual percentage change in the national CPI) accelerated to 5.3% in January 2025, from 4.8% in December 2024. The largest contribution to the annual rate of inflation during the month came from Tobacco (1.78 percentage points); Restaurants, cafés and the like (1.77 percentage points); and Fish (0.63 percentage points).
Inflation rate
5.3%
percent as at Jan 2025
Monthly change
of Inflation rate
0.50 pp.
compared to same period last month
Fish exports
The volume of fish exports increased by 27.6% in January 2025 compared with the same period of last year. This was mainly driven by the increase in the export of Fresh, chilled or frozen Skipjack tuna by 93.9% (2,079.1 metric tonnes).
Fish exports
5.71 K
metric tonne for Jan 2025
Monthly change
of Fish exports
2.93 K
compared to same period last month
Real GDP growth
Real GDP is projected to grow by 6.4% in 2025, followed by an estimated growth of 5.5% in 2024.
Real GDP growth rate
6.4%
percent as at 2025
Annual change
of Real GDP growth rate
1.00 pp.
compared to same period last year