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Tourism

Tourist arrivals and earnings. Monthly, quarterly and annual, 1970–2026.

Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority; read from CBSL Economic Data Library (wizard), CBSL Economic and Social Statistics and CBSL statistical tables.

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Tourism earnings0.26US$ bn+2.1%
Tourist earnings (tourist earnings) ended0.26US$ bn−8.2%
Total tourist arrivals (tourist arrivals) ended158,971Number+30.2%
Tourist earnings (in LKR) (tourism) ended78.1Rs bn−7.9%
Tourist arrivals - y-o-y change (tourism) ended16.2%−29.9 pts
Earnings from tourism y-o-y change (tourism) ended5.7US$−91.4%
Earnings from tourism y-o-y change (tourism) ended2.7Rs−95.1%
Earnings from tourism-cumulative-usd mn. (tourism) ended2,290USD.Mn.+5.7%
Earnings from tourism-cumulative-rs. bn. (tourism) ended683.1Rs.Bn.+2.7%
Tourists arrivals-cumulative (tourism) ended1,725,494+16.2%

Tourism earnings

US$ bn, monthly. Aug 2026: 0.26, +2.1% on a year earlier

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Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority; read from CBSL Economic Data Library (wizard), CBSL Economic and Social Statistics and CBSL statistical tables.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.