Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — Sri Lanka

Inbound tourism receipts in Sri Lanka in 2020 — 1,076,000,000 US$. Ranked 58 in the world out of 129. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 193.2%.

2020 1.08B US$ −76.92% vs 2019
World rank 58of 129
Period maximum 5.61B US$2018
Period minimum 282M US$1996

Trend over time

1995–2020 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — Sri Lanka, 1995–202002B4B6B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 367,000,000 US$1996: 282,000,000 US$1997: 351,000,000 US$1998: 369,000,000 US$1999: 414,000,000 US$2000: 388,000,000 US$2001: 347,000,000 US$2002: 594,000,000 US$2003: 709,000,000 US$2004: 808,000,000 US$2005: 729,000,000 US$2006: 733,000,000 US$2007: 750,000,000 US$2008: 803,000,000 US$2009: 754,000,000 US$2010: 1,044,000,000 US$2011: 1,421,000,000 US$2012: 1,756,000,000 US$2013: 2,506,000,000 US$2014: 3,278,000,000 US$2015: 3,978,000,000 US$2016: 4,591,000,000 US$2017: 5,083,000,000 US$2018: 5,608,000,000 US$2019: 4,663,000,000 US$2020: 1,076,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +709M (+193.19%) Average annual rate: 4.4 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Sri Lanka 1.08B US$
South Asia computed 17.28B US$
Southern Asia computed 17.28B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 41.8B US$
Inbound tourism receipts — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 1.08B −3.59B −76.92%
2019 4.66B −945M −16.85%
2018 5.61B +525M +10.33%
2017 5.08B +492M +10.72%
2016 4.59B +613M +15.41%
2015 3.98B +700M +21.35%
2014 3.28B +772M +30.81%
2013 2.51B +750M +42.71%
2012 1.76B +335M +23.57%
2011 1.42B +377M +36.11%
2010 1.04B +290M +38.46%
2009 754M −49M −6.1%
2008 803M +53M +7.07%
2007 750M +17M +2.32%
2006 733M +4M +0.55%
2005 729M −79M −9.78%
2004 808M +99M +13.96%
2003 709M +115M +19.36%
2002 594M +247M +71.18%
2001 347M −41M −10.57%
2000 388M −26M −6.28%
1999 414M +45M +12.2%
1998 369M +18M +5.13%
1997 351M +69M +24.47%
1996 282M −85M −23.16%
1995 367M

Southern Asia, 2020

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

About the indicator

Receipts from inbound tourism in current US dollars — spending by foreign visitors inside the country on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment and shopping, including prepaid tours. International passenger transport is recorded under a separate item of the balance of payments.

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