Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

1979 - 2025 | Monthly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

  • Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals recorded 165,193 person in Oct 2025, compared with 158,971 person in the previous month
  • Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1979 to Oct 2025
  • 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 Oct 2025 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

What was Sri Lanka's Visitor Arrivals in Oct 2025?

Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals recorded 165,193 person in Oct 2025, compared with 158,971 person in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
165,193 Oct 2025 158,971 Sep 2025 0 Nov 2020 253,169 Dec 2018 Person monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025

Visitor Arrivals by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 5,159,011 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Algeria (Person) 493,533 2016 yearly 2003 - 2016
Argentina (Person) 616,016 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
Armenia (Person) 2,208,179 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Australia (Person) 696,500 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Austria (Person) 2,136,830 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1974 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (Person) 796,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bahrain (Person) 1,909,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bangladesh (Person) 630,685 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Belarus (Person) 3,598,000 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Belgium (Person) 9,638,187 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bolivia (Person) 323,300 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 133,311 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Botswana (Person) 1,830,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Brazil (Person) 6,657,377 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Brunei (Person) 1,071,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bulgaria (Person) 956,744 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Cambodia (Person) 472,952 May 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2019
Canada (Person) 1,864,214 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
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) 501,006 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2025
Croatia (Person) 906,770 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1999 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (Person) 537,744 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 37,202,000 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Denmark (Person) 15,595,000 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Ecuador (Person) 1,290,514 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Egypt (Person) 12,199,600 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
Estonia (Person) 1,855,063 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
European Union (Person) 434,435,358 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Finland (Person) 239,517 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
France (Person) 117,109,000 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Georgia (Person) 1,513,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Germany (Person) 3,479,157 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Greece (Person) 5,680,282 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 2,013,537 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Oct 2025
Hungary (Person) 5,090,000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Iceland (Person) 488,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
India (Person) 550,000 Jun 2025 monthly Mar 1987 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (Person) 1,174,742 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Iran (Person) 1,550,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Ireland (Person) 6,591,500 2024 yearly 2023 - 2024
Israel (Person) 122,500 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Italy (Person) 73,951,291 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Ivory Coast (Person) 668,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Japan (Person) 3,896,300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Oct 2025
Jordan (Person) 3,537,076 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Kazakhstan (Person) 2,035,000 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kenya (Person) 2,294,600 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 1,736,642 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (Person) 149,707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (Person) 11,332 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 8,856,500 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Laos (Person) 4,120,832 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Latvia (Person) 628,315 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (Person) 2,796,991 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Lithuania (Person) 5,034,600 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Luxembourg (Person) 1,568,299 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person) 1,368,957 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (Person) 100,246 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Malawi (Person) 871,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Malaysia (Person) 2,302,065 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Aug 2025
Malta (Person) 417,103 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (Person) 128,903 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Mexico (Person) 3,203,803 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (Person) 67,631 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Mongolia (Person) 727,386 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Montenegro (Person) 125,807 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Morocco (Person) 630,077 May 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2023
Myanmar (Person) 1,063,072 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Nepal (Person) 78,711 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (Person) 1,868,000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (Person) 239,304 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1978 - Sep 2025
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) 194,422 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2025
Paraguay (Person) 109,791 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Peru (Person) 284,236 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Philippines (Person) 396,852 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Poland (Person) 19,723,200 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Portugal (Person) 4,208,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Qatar (Person) 5,074,150 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Romania (Person) 916,132 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Russia (Person) 9,054,084 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person) 2,073,000 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2015
Serbia (Person) 204,278 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Oct 2025
Singapore (Person) 883,133 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (Person) 2,165,345 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Slovenia (Person) 374,641 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
South Africa (Person) 11,729,224 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Spain (Person) 9,244,934 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (Person) 165,193 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Sudan (Person) 824,169 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Sweden (Person) 1,957,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Switzerland (Person) 1,091,507 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Syria (Person) 2,424,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Taiwan (Person) 601,339 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (Person) 1,035,000 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Thailand (Person) 2,573,743 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,799.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 95.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 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) 10,979,599.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 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
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,216,137.714 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 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
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,007.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,149.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 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) 2,156.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 26.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
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) 227.720 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 33.719 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.454 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 323.156 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Aug 2025
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 128,864.789 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 172,744.403 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 352,056.655 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 77,961.417 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 108,473.035 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 85.924 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 186.833 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 193.708 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
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: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 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) 23.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 500.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 179.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -329.407 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -325.856 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 56,068.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,394.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 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) -52,220.276 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,660.190 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: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,786.923 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,373.699 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 0.857 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
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
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 14,481.753 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) 7,006.281 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 45,095.537 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 10.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,942.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 84.550 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Nov 2025
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) 60,860.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 33,121.653 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 16.69 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,033.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 5,942.400 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
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) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024

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