Sri Lanka Tourism Statistics 1995-2024
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Sri Lanka tourism statistics for 2020 was 1,076,000,000.00, a 76.92% decline from 2019.
- Sri Lanka tourism statistics for 2019 was 4,663,000,000.00, a 16.85% decline from 2018.
- Sri Lanka tourism statistics for 2018 was 5,608,000,000.00, a 10.33% increase from 2017.
- Sri Lanka tourism statistics for 2017 was 5,083,000,000.00, a 10.72% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Spending ($) |
| India |
13,413,000,000.00 |
| Egypt |
4,874,000,000.00 |
| Morocco |
4,514,000,000.00 |
| Indonesia |
3,533,000,000.00 |
| Vietnam |
3,232,000,000.00 |
| Philippines |
2,769,000,000.00 |
| Cambodia |
1,119,000,000.00 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,076,000,000.00 |
| Tunisia |
1,007,000,000.00 |
| Pakistan |
765,000,000.00 |
| El Salvador |
755,000,000.00 |
| Ukraine |
687,000,000.00 |
| Georgia |
586,000,000.00 |
| Cameroon |
437,000,000.00 |
| Uzbekistan |
395,000,000.00 |
| Moldova |
354,000,000.00 |
| Nigeria |
321,000,000.00 |
| Bolivia |
243,000,000.00 |
| Lao PDR |
227,000,000.00 |
| Bangladesh |
217,899,993.90 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
195,000,000.00 |
| Ghana |
191,000,000.00 |
| Honduras |
189,000,000.00 |
| Cabo Verde |
169,000,000.00 |
| Bhutan |
84,000,000.00 |
| Vanuatu |
67,000,000.00 |
| Mongolia |
49,000,000.00 |
| Angola |
19,000,000.00 |
| Eswatini |
7,300,000.19 |
| Solomon Islands |
7,000,000.00 |
| Mauritania |
6,400,000.10 |
| Sri Lanka Tourism Statistics - Historical Data |
| Year |
Spending ($) |
% of Exports |
| 2020 |
1,076,000,000.00 |
8.22 |
| 2019 |
4,663,000,000.00 |
24.02 |
| 2018 |
5,608,000,000.00 |
27.68 |
| 2017 |
5,083,000,000.00 |
26.63 |
| 2016 |
4,591,000,000.00 |
26.31 |
| 2015 |
3,978,000,000.00 |
23.48 |
| 2014 |
3,278,000,000.00 |
19.59 |
| 2013 |
2,506,000,000.00 |
16.62 |
| 2012 |
1,756,000,000.00 |
12.94 |
| 2011 |
1,421,000,000.00 |
10.42 |
| 2010 |
1,044,000,000.00 |
9.41 |
| 2009 |
754,000,000.00 |
8.40 |
| 2008 |
803,000,000.00 |
7.94 |
| 2007 |
750,000,000.00 |
7.97 |
| 2006 |
733,000,000.00 |
8.62 |
| 2005 |
729,000,000.00 |
9.24 |
| 2004 |
808,000,000.00 |
11.09 |
| 2003 |
709,000,000.00 |
10.83 |
| 2002 |
594,000,000.00 |
9.95 |
| 2001 |
347,000,000.00 |
5.62 |
| 2000 |
388,000,000.00 |
6.08 |
| 1999 |
414,000,000.00 |
7.45 |
| 1998 |
369,000,000.00 |
6.45 |
| 1997 |
351,000,000.00 |
6.37 |
| 1996 |
282,000,000.00 |
5.80 |
| 1995 |
367,000,000.00 |
7.95 |
