Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

1979 - 2024 | Monthly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

  • Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals recorded 218,350 person in Feb 2024, compared with 208,253 person in the previous month
  • Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1979 to Feb 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 253,169 person in Dec 2018 and a record low of 0 person in Nov 2020
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority provides monthly Tourist Arrivals.

View Sri Lanka's Visitor Arrivals from Jan 1979 to Feb 2024 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

What was Sri Lanka's Visitor Arrivals in Feb 2024?

Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals recorded 218,350 person in Feb 2024, compared with 208,253 person in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
218,350 Feb 2024 208,253 Jan 2024 0 Nov 2020 253,169 Dec 2018 Person monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2024

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,778,637 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Algeria (Person) 493,533 2016 yearly 2003 - 2016
Argentina (Person) 779,563 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Armenia (Person) 2,316,666 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Australia (Person) 603,770 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Austria (Person) 2,782,298 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1974 - Jan 2024
Azerbaijan (Person) 796,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bahrain (Person) 1,909,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bangladesh (Person) 135,186 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Belarus (Person) 3,598,000 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Belgium (Person) 8,220,161 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Bolivia (Person) 323,300 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 53,830 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Botswana (Person) 1,830,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Brazil (Person) 745,871 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Brunei (Person) 1,071,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bulgaria (Person) 785,446 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (Person) 472,952 May 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2019
Canada (Person) 770,913 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2024
Chile (Person) 163,447 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2016 - Mar 2020
China (Person) 4,096,200 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2016
Colombia (Person) 542,268 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2023
Croatia (Person) 117,858 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 1999 - Jan 2024
Cyprus (Person) 125,034 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Czech Republic (Person) 37,202,000 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Denmark (Person) 15,595,000 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Ecuador (Person) 1,237,445 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Egypt (Person) 5,925,000 2021 yearly 1982 - 2021
Estonia (Person) 1,669,825 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
European Union (Person) 400,910,709 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Finland (Person) 246,097 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
France (Person) 117,109,000 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Georgia (Person) 1,513,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Germany (Person) 1,858,908 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
Greece (Person) 737,261 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 1,990,116 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2006 - Feb 2024
Hungary (Person) 2,856,000 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Iceland (Person) 488,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
India (Person) 1,070,163 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 1987 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (Person) 1,036,037 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2024
Iran (Person) 1,550,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Ireland (Person) 10,951,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Israel (Person) 58,600 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Italy (Person) 60,992,806 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Person) 668,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Japan (Person) 2,788,000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1962 - Feb 2024
Jordan (Person) 2,904,085 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Kazakhstan (Person) 2,035,000 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kenya (Person) 823,312 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
South Korea (Person) 1,027,801 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2024
Kosovo (Person) 78,532 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (Person) 7,439 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2021
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 7,063,000 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Laos (Person) 1,294,365 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Latvia (Person) 284,943 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (Person) 2,889,610 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Lithuania (Person) 2,284,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Luxembourg (Person) 525,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Macau SAR, China (Person) 1,425,904 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (Person) 28,444 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Malawi (Person) 871,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Malaysia (Person) 2,323,378 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2023
Malta (Person) 172,021 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Mauritius (Person) 149,145 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Mexico (Person) 3,637,676 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2024
Moldova (Person) 43,597 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Mongolia (Person) 594,013 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Montenegro (Person) 30,786 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Morocco (Person) 475,089 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2022
Myanmar (Person) 233,487 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Nepal (Person) 97,426 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Netherlands (Person) 1,119,000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2024
New Zealand (Person) 310,026 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 1978 - Jan 2024
Nigeria (Person) 5,265,000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Norway (Person) 1,397,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Oman (Person) 869,000 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Panama (Person) 203,395 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (Person) 33,194 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2021
Peru (Person) 257,804 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Philippines (Person) 551,217 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2024
Poland (Person) 15,947,700 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Portugal (Person) 4,208,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Qatar (Person) 4,053,879 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Romania (Person) 971,349 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2024
Russia (Person) 8,242,510 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Saudi Arabia (Person) 2,073,000 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2015
Serbia (Person) 117,252 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 2005 - Feb 2024
Singapore (Person) 1,116,024 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2024
Slovakia (Person) 2,084,239 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Slovenia (Person) 176,729 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
South Africa (Person) 3,886,600 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Spain (Person) 5,009,311 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Sri Lanka (Person) 218,350 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2024
Sudan (Person) 824,169 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Sweden (Person) 1,957,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Switzerland (Person) 585,799 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Syria (Person) 2,424,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Taiwan (Person) 589,961 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
Tajikistan (Person) 1,035,000 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Thailand (Person) 3,352,302 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2024

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 86,964.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 104.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.550 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.420 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.590 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 16,617,629.160 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 795,600.830 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,172,712.077 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 170,568.510 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -319.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,059.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,005.174 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,546.747 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,537.951 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,378.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 35.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 381,649.432 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 128,854.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 211.902 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 33.763 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 17.680 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 306.538 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 200.505 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 169.493 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 84.410 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 237.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 250.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 44.911 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 46.216 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 54,831.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,031.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.744 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 63,986.189 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 12,546.277 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,088.870 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 36,267.306 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 8.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,425.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.7 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,267.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,580.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 26,218.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.36 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.97 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,496.000 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,425.613 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,714,837.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.2 May 2023 monthly May 2016 - May 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 93.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 56.000 Feb 2024 monthly May 2015 - Feb 2024

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