Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue Growth

1967 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue Growth

  • Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue grew 1.6 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 53.2 % YoY in the previous year
  • Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1967 to Dec 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 124.2 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of -81.1 % in Dec 2020
CEIC calculates annual Tourism Revenue Growth from annual Tourism Revenue. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Tourism Revenue in USD.

View Sri Lanka's Tourism Revenue Growth from 1967 to 2025 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue Growth

What was Sri Lanka's Tourism Revenue Growth in 2025?

Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue grew 1.6 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with an increase of 53.2 % YoY in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.6 2025 53.2 2024 -81.1 2020 124.2 2022 % yearly 1967 - 2025

Tourism Revenue Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -49.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Algeria (%) -64.3 2020 yearly 2006 - 2020
Argentina (%) -69.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Armenia (%) -80.5 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Australia (%) 5.9 Sep 2019 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2019
Austria (%) -40.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Azerbaijan (%) -83.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bahrain (%) -81.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) -44.3 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Belarus (%) -58.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Belgium (%) -29.6 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Bolivia (%) -75.1 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -64.2 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
Botswana (%) -69.5 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Brazil (%) -9.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 7.3 2018 yearly 2002 - 2018
Bulgaria (%) -62.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Cambodia (%) 18.0 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Canada (%) 7.7 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Chile (%) -68.5 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
China (%) 3.5 Dec 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2018
Colombia (%) -71.1 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Croatia (%) 6.6 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Cyprus (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) -51.2 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Denmark (%) 6.9 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Ecuador (%) -69.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Egypt (%) 13.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) -62.6 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
European Union (%) 0.1 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Finland (%) -70.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
France (%) -49.2 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Georgia (%) -83.5 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Germany (%) 1.1 2025 yearly 1972 - 2025
Ghana (%) -87.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Greece (%) 5.6 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2012 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 12.8 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Hungary (%) -58.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Iceland (%) 3.9 2008 yearly 1996 - 2008
India (%) -2.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) -80.8 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Iran (%) 15.9 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Ireland (%) -1.6 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2019
Israel (%) -57.4 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Italy (%) -60.6 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Ivory Coast (%) -63.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Japan (%) -76.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Jordan (%) 12.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -79.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kenya (%) -1.2 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
South Korea (%) 33.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Kuwait (%) -56.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%) -72.5 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
Laos (%) 48.5 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Latvia (%) 11.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Lebanon (%) -72.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 7.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Luxembourg (%) -21.1 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Macau SAR, China (%) -77.1 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
North Macedonia (%) -36.9 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Malawi (%) -43.5 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Malaysia (%) 43.4 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Malta (%) 15.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) -1.7 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2025
Mexico (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Moldova (%) -32.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Mongolia (%) -91.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Montenegro (%) -85.9 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Morocco (%) 32.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Mozambique (%) -65.1 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Myanmar (%) -29.8 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Nepal (%) 6.5 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Netherlands (%) -53.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
New Zealand (%) 2.8 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Nigeria (%) -78.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Norway (%) -68.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Oman (%) -78.3 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
Pakistan (%) -22.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Palestinian Territory (%) 8.9 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Panama (%) -73.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Paraguay (%) -74.6 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Peru (%) 30.2 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Philippines (%) 6.9 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Poland (%) -46.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Portugal (%) 5.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2007 - Jan 2026
Qatar (%) -8.5 2020 yearly 2012 - 2020
Romania (%) -62.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Russia (%) -71.2 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Saudi Arabia (%) 19.3 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Serbia (%) -28.9 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Singapore (%) 10.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) -61.1 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Slovenia (%) -57.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
South Africa (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 1.6 2025 yearly 1967 - 2025
Sudan (%) 60.0 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 5.4 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Switzerland (%) 3.0 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Syria (%) -71.2 2011 yearly 2004 - 2011

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,101.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 93.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,776.459 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,974,344.939 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,314,106.280 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,505,275.440 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -35,815.568 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -997.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,158.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 5.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,090.751 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,891.315 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,155.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 358,932.953 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 180,310.512 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 204.960 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 45.591 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.808 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 383.455 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 78,494.010 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 121,569.708 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 289,507.693 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 75,233.603 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 147,073.243 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 87.293 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 187.185 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 212.432 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 399.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 241.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 25.584 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -62.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 87.880 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 56,262.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,391.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.746 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -53,070.753 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -535.699 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,050.924 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) -6.896 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 20.754 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,904.313 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.312 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,218.707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 678.254 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 14.458 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 788.694 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 142.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,678.997 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,627.302 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,722.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -399.156 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.121 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 241.172 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -2.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,073.771 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 22.847 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 216.613 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,220.861 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 154.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -252.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 397.572 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 68,326.089 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 15,255.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
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 (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,279.607 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 45,923.291 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 11.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,056.9 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 200.270 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,394.133 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 61,628.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 34,436.005 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 22.40 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 7,283.640 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 7,056.880 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 130.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 56.100 Jan 2026 monthly May 2015 - Jan 2026

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