Performance: An Overview

In 2013, Malaysia was Australia's seventh largest inbound market for visitor arrivals, the ninth largest market for total expenditure and 12th for visitor nights. It was the 17th largest market for total dispersed nights 1 during 2013. The October 2013 issue of Tourism Research Australia's biannual Tourism Forecasts estimates that visitor arrivals from Malaysia will increase 11 per cent in 2013/14 and 6 per cent in 2014/15, with an annual compound growth rate of 7 per cent expected until 2017/18.