2,286,597 tourists visited Malta last year, which was above the two million projection by the Tourism Authority but still down on the 2019 pre-COVID peak of 2,771,888. Official figures issued by the National Statistics Office show that while tourist expenditure was estimated at €2.0 billion last year, tourist spending per capita, at €880, was down from €899 in 2021. Total tourist nights last year reached 16.6 million, twice the 8,389,545 tourist nights of 2021 but below the total of 19,338,860 in 2019. The NSO also issued data of arrivals for December 2022 showing 136,423 tourists. Visitors from the United Kingdom, Italy and France formed the bulk of arrivals at 49%. Total nights spent went up by 24.8 per cent when compared to December 2021, surpassing 900,000 nights. The largest share of guest nights (83.3 per cent) was spent in rented accommodation establishments. The average length of stay of total inbound tourists stood at 7.1 nights. Total tourist expenditure surpassed €101.5 million, an increase of 85.0 per cent over the corresponding month in 2021. The average expenditure per night was estimated at €105.0
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