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 "code": "LK.EXT.TOURISM.TOTAL_TOURIST_ARRIVALS.A",
 "name": "Total Tourist Arrivals (Tourist Arrivals)",
 "unit": "Number",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "publisher": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "source_url": "https://www.cbsl.lk/eresearch",
 "latest_vintage": "2025-10-03",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.EXT.TOURISM.TOTAL_TOURIST_ARRIVALS.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "observations": [
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  {"period": "1981", "value": 370742, "status": null},
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  {"period": "1992", "value": 393669, "status": null},
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  {"period": "1995", "value": 403101, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 302265, "status": null},
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  {"period": "1999", "value": 436440, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 400414, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 336794, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 393171, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 500642, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 566202, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 549308, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 559603, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 494008, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 438475, "status": null},
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 ]
}
