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Outbound tourism expenditure — Sri Lanka

Outbound tourism expenditure in Sri Lanka in 2020 — 803,000,000 US$. Ranked 59 in the world out of 138. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 187.8%.

2020 803M US$ −67.04% vs 2019
World rank 59of 138
Period maximum 2.49B US$2018
Period minimum 267M US$1996

Trend over time

1995–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Sri Lanka, 1995–202001B2B3B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 279,000,000 US$1996: 267,000,000 US$1997: 280,000,000 US$1998: 326,000,000 US$1999: 341,000,000 US$2000: 383,000,000 US$2001: 402,000,000 US$2002: 438,000,000 US$2003: 462,000,000 US$2004: 499,000,000 US$2005: 552,000,000 US$2006: 666,000,000 US$2007: 709,000,000 US$2008: 777,000,000 US$2009: 735,000,000 US$2010: 828,000,000 US$2011: 926,000,000 US$2012: 1,219,000,000 US$2013: 1,808,000,000 US$2014: 1,922,000,000 US$2015: 2,152,000,000 US$2016: 2,295,000,000 US$2017: 2,409,000,000 US$2018: 2,487,000,000 US$2019: 2,436,000,000 US$2020: 803,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +524M (+187.81%) Average annual rate: 4.32 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 803M US$
South Asia computed 18.96B US$
Southern Asia computed 18.96B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 54.68B US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 803M −1.63B −67.04%
2019 2.44B −51M −2.05%
2018 2.49B +78M +3.24%
2017 2.41B +114M +4.97%
2016 2.3B +143M +6.64%
2015 2.15B +230M +11.97%
2014 1.92B +114M +6.31%
2013 1.81B +589M +48.32%
2012 1.22B +293M +31.64%
2011 926M +98M +11.84%
2010 828M +93M +12.65%
2009 735M −42M −5.41%
2008 777M +68M +9.59%
2007 709M +43M +6.46%
2006 666M +114M +20.65%
2005 552M +53M +10.62%
2004 499M +37M +8.01%
2003 462M +24M +5.48%
2002 438M +36M +8.96%
2001 402M +19M +4.96%
2000 383M +42M +12.32%
1999 341M +15M +4.6%
1998 326M +46M +16.43%
1997 280M +13M +4.87%
1996 267M −12M −4.3%
1995 279M — —

Southern Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 15.78B PK Pakistan 1.25B LK Sri Lanka 803M BD Bangladesh 659M NP Nepal 267M MV Maldives 106M BT Bhutan 50M AF Afghanistan 49M
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About the indicator

Spending by residents of the country abroad in current US dollars: accommodation, food, transport inside the country visited, and shopping. Together with receipts from inbound tourism it forms the tourism balance of the country — an important part of the services account of the balance of payments.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.

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