Healthcare remains top purpose of travel
But the proportion of Maldivians travelling for medical treatment is declining.
14 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
The proportion of Maldivians travelling abroad for medical treatment has steadily declined since 2015, according to an annual survey by the central bank on outbound travel patterns.
Healthcare remained the top purpose of overseas travel last year with 42 percent during the off-peak season in July and 41 percent during peak season in December, the 2018 survey found.
The figure was down from 58 percent in 2015.
During the peak season in 2018, 41 percent of people travelled for vacation, up from 29 percent in the off-peak season.
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