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Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

Sri Lanka's visitor arrivals fell to 540,000 number in 2020, down from 2.03M number in 2019, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 73.4% (1.49 million) from the previous year. Sri Lanka has visitor arrivals lower than the global median (540,000.00 vs median 1.02 million). Compared with the median in Asia, Sri Lanka is lower (540,000.00 vs regional median 1.73 million) and ranks 35th out of 42 countries in Asia.

Sri Lanka's travel earnings fell to $1.08 billion in 2020, down from $4.66 billion in 2019.

Yearly Historical Data (1995-2020)

(in Number)
Year Visitor Arrivals (Number)
2020 540,000
2019 2,027,000
2018 2,521,000
2017 2,248,000
2016 2,168,000
2015 1,993,000
2014 1,665,000
2013 1,415,000
2012 1,133,000
2011 976,000
2010 766,000
2009 538,000
2008 526,000
2007 592,000
2006 689,000
2005 669,000
2004 681,000
2003 583,000
2002 457,000
2001 397,000
2000 445,000
1999 465,000
1998 409,000
1997 384,000
1996 315,000
1995 414,000
Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals : Definition
Visitor Arrivals measures the total number of visitors coming to Sri Lanka from other countries.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Travel Earnings $1.08B $4.66B 2020