Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

1979 - 2026 | Monthly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

  • Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals recorded 279,328 person in Feb 2026, compared with 277,327 person in the previous month
  • Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1979 to Feb 2026
  • The data reached an all-time high of 279,328 person in Feb 2026 and a record low of 0 person in Nov 2020
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Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals

What was Sri Lanka's Visitor Arrivals in Feb 2026?

Sri Lanka Visitor Arrivals recorded 279,328 person in Feb 2026, compared with 277,327 person in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
279,328 Feb 2026 277,327 Jan 2026 0 Nov 2020 279,328 Feb 2026 Person monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2026

Visitor Arrivals by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 2,155,698 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Algeria (Person) 493,533 2016 yearly 2003 - 2016
Argentina (Person) 719,994 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2025
Armenia (Person) 2,208,179 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Australia (Person) 1,036,660 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Austria (Person) 3,196,649 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1974 - Dec 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) 63,252 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
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) 790,342 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Cambodia (Person) 472,952 May 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2019
Canada (Person) 1,465,924 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 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) 520,406 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Croatia (Person) 256,018 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1999 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (Person) 121,625 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
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) 1,949,843 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
European Union (Person) 451,124,452 2025 yearly 2008 - 2025
Finland (Person) 293,824 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
France (Person) 117,109,000 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Georgia (Person) 1,513,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Germany (Person) 3,051,569 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Greece (Person) 1,314,997 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 2,094,857 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2006 - Jan 2026
Hungary (Person) 3,387,000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Iceland (Person) 488,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
India (Person) 1,081,977 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1987 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (Person) 1,014,397 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2026
Iran (Person) 1,550,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Ireland (Person) 6,404,500 2025 yearly 2023 - 2025
Israel (Person) 117,600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Italy (Person) 74,968,015 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Ivory Coast (Person) 668,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Japan (Person) 3,597,500 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1962 - Jan 2026
Jordan (Person) 4,175,189 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Kazakhstan (Person) 2,035,000 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kenya (Person) 2,294,600 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 1,264,262 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2026
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) 335,374 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (Person) 2,796,991 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Lithuania (Person) 5,034,600 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Luxembourg (Person) 1,604,107 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person) 1,392,629 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (Person) 37,706 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Malawi (Person) 871,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Malaysia (Person) 2,603,390 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Malta (Person) 304,620 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (Person) 107,650 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Mexico (Person) 4,164,530 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Moldova (Person) 90,501 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Mongolia (Person) 847,170 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Montenegro (Person) 24,261 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Morocco (Person) 630,077 May 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2023
Myanmar (Person) 1,063,072 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Nepal (Person) 92,573 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (Person) 1,279,000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (Person) 489,135 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1978 - Dec 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) 247,029 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (Person) 109,791 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Peru (Person) 271,874 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
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) 4,907,000 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) 143,857 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2005 - Jan 2026
Singapore (Person) 1,107,883 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (Person) 2,421,263 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Slovenia (Person) 218,099 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
South Africa (Person) 14,183,030 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Spain (Person) 5,127,256 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Sri Lanka (Person) 279,328 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2026
Sudan (Person) 824,169 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Sweden (Person) 1,957,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Switzerland (Person) 682,086 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Syria (Person) 2,424,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Taiwan, China (Person) 723,375 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2026
Tajikistan (Person) 1,035,000 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Thailand (Person) 3,277,908 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2026

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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 Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,505,275.440 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,314,106.280 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: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 147,073.243 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: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 121,569.708 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: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 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: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,050.924 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 142.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 14.458 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 678.254 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -535.699 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: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,904.313 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) -6.896 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: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.312 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: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 241.172 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: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -2.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 788.694 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.121 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 22.847 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 397.572 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,073.771 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: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -399.156 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 & 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
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: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 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: 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
BoP: FA: Assets: 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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