Holiday Ayo - Indonesia has dropped to fifth place as a Muslim-friendly tourist destination in the Mastercard-CrecentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2025, with a score of 76.

This position has dropped four places after previously being in first place for two consecutive years.

"Indonesia has dropped from the top position with Malaysia in 2023 and 2024, which highlights the increasingly tight competition," quoted from the official report of the Mastercard-CrecentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2025, Tuesday (17/6).

This year, Indonesia was replaced by Malaysia in first place with a score of 79, followed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates with a score of 78.

The data used in the ranking of the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2025 was taken from various sources.

Among them, from extensive research by the CrecentRating team, and CrecentRating study data, and Halal Trip.

Then, a number of data sets from third parties, including from the United Nations (UN), World Bank, United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), United Nations Educational, Cultural Organization (UNESCO, World Economic Forum (WEF), to IQ Air.

Basis for calculating the score Meanwhile, in calculating the score for each destination, through several approaches.

Among them are ensuring and considering four main categories, namely access (10 percent), communication (20 percent), environment (environment), and services (40 percent).

Then, from the calculation of the weighted average for the subcategories. Later, for the overall GMTI score, it is determined from the calculation of the weighted average of the four main categories.

"This final score offers a strong and fair representation of the friendliness of Muslim destinations based on access, communication, environment, and services," according to the Mastercard-CrecentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2025 report.