The Ministry of Tourism (Dhivehi: ފަތުރުވެރިކަމާބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ, fathuruverikamaabehey vuzaaraa[5]) was part of the Maldivian Executive branch responsible to develop the Maldivian tourism industry.

The tourism ministry was introduced in 1965 shortly after the independence of Maldives.

According to the statistics provided by the ministry, Russia was the number one source of market for the country by 21 January 2023, with 16,974 tourists.

According to the ministry, 2,354 tourists arrived from China, which places it at number nine.

[6][7] The Ministry also awarded the 1,000,000th tourist of every year to visit Maldives.