KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 -- Where do most of Malaysia's tourists come from and who among them spend the most when they are here? 

Here's what the latest available data online from Tourism Malaysia and Malay Mail's own calculations reveal:

The Top 20 lists

Did you know that these 20 countries or places contribute to around 96 per cent of the total overseas visitors to Malaysia in 2019, 2024 and 2025?

For example, look at the top three countries: Singapore (nearly 18.86 million visitors in 2024, nearly 21.08 million in 2025); China (3.7 million in 2024, 4.66 million in 2025); and Indonesia (nearly 4.15 million in 2024, over 4.26 million in 2025).

And are visitors from these top 20 places the biggest spenders in Malaysia?

Yes, mostly...