Malaysia Tourism in Australia 2024 | Statistics and Charts

Published 7 Jan 2020 · Updated 26 June 2025

How many tourists from Malaysia travelled to Australia each year?

Over 184,000 Malaysian tourists visited Australia in 2024.

This represented a 14.29% increase compared to the 161,000 Malaysian visitors recorded in 2023.
The number of Malaysian visitors in 2024 was 46.36% lower than the pre-pandemic level of 343,000 visitors in 2019.
Malaysia ranked 11th among all international visitor markets to Australia in 2024.

Column chart of annual Malaysian tourist arrivals in Australia — Malaysian tourist arrivals in Australia, by year

How much did tourists from Malaysia spend in Australia in 2024?

Malaysian visitors spent approximately $898 million during trips to Australia in 2024.

In 2024, spending within Australia by Malaysian visitors recovered to $685 million from $588 million in 2023, reflecting a return to pre-pandemic patterns. Total trip spending grew by 9.76%, rising from $817 million to $898 million.
Malaysian spending in Australia in 2024was 28.87% below the 2019 level ($965 million). Total trip spending in 2024 was 30.23% lower than the 2019 figure of $1.29 billion, indicating a substantial recovery but still short of pre-pandemic levels.
Malaysia ranked 16th in terms of total spending by international visitors in Australia in 2024.

Tourism Spending by Malaysian Visitors in Australia
Year	Spend in Australia	Total Trip Spend
2019	.97 B	1.29 B
2020	–	.27 B
2021	.02 B	.02 B
2022	.31 B	.42 B
2023	.59 B	.82 B
2024	.69 B	.90 B

Source · Note: “Spend in Australia” is spending within Australia, while “Total Trip Spend” includes all trip expenses, including those outside Australia such as international flights and pre-trip costs.

How many tourists from Malaysia visited Australia in 2021?

Over 660 visitors from Malaysia came to Australia between April 2020 and March 2021. Visitors from Malaysia were down 99.8% when compared to the over 318,000 visitors of the previous year.

How much did Malaysian visitors spend in 2021?

Visitors from Malaysia spent over $7 million during visits to Australia between April 2020 and March 2021. Spending by visitors from Malaysia was down 99.4% when compared to the over $1.1 billion spent during the previous year.

How many tourists from Malaysia visited Australia in 2019?

389,300 Malaysian tourists visited Australia between July 2018 and June 2019¹.

Malaysian tourism through the years

Malaysian tourism saw a 1% decrease from the 393,600 visitors during the 2017/18 year.
Malaysian tourism peaked in 2016/17 with 405,600 visitors and has been on a slow decline since then.

Line chart of Malaysian visitors to Australia from 1990 to 2019 — Malaysian visitors to Australia between 1990 and 2019

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Malaysia’s share in the Australian tourism industry

Malaysia accounted for 4.3% of all visitors to Australia.

Top countries that sent visitors to Australia in 2019

Donut chart infographic showing the share of Australia's 2019 visitors by country of residence, with China and other top markets labelled. — Top countries that sent visitors to Australia in 2019

Malaysia’s contribution to tourism expenditure

At $1.3B, Malaysia accounted for 2.9% of all expenditure for the 2018/19 year².
The highest average spenders were those visiting for business purposes, at $411 per night.
Spend on holidays was also high, at $252 per night.

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References

Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, August 2019 · abs.gov.au ↑
International Visitor Survey, 2019 · tra.gov.au ↑
TRA — International tourism results, Australia, March 2024 · tra.gov.au