Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue

1966 - 2024 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue

  • Sri Lanka's Tourism Revenue reached 3 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 2 USD bn in the previous year
  • Sri Lanka's Tourism Revenue data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1966 to Dec 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 4,381 USD mn in Dec 2018 and a record low of 1 USD mn in Dec 1967
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides annual Tourism Revenue in USD.

View Sri Lanka's Tourism Revenue from 1966 to 2024 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Tourism Revenue

What was Sri Lanka's Tourism Revenue in 2024?

Sri Lanka's Tourism Revenue reached 3 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 2 USD bn in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3,169 2024 2,068 2023 1 1967 4,381 2018 USD mn yearly 1966 - 2024

Tourism Revenue by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 1,243 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Algeria (USD mn) 50 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 1,702 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Armenia (USD mn) 303 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Australia (USD mn) 7,615 Sep 2019 quarterly Sep 2005 - Sep 2019
Austria (USD mn) 15,362 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 340 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bahrain (USD mn) 724 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bangladesh (USD mn) 218 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Belarus (USD mn) 542 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Belgium (USD mn) 7,447 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Bolivia (USD mn) 243 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 438 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Botswana (USD mn) 217 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Brazil (USD mn) 805 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 190 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Bulgaria (USD mn) 1,792 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Cambodia (USD mn) 3,637 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Canada (USD mn) 21,978 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Chile (USD mn) 1,034 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
China (USD mn) 11,115 Dec 2018 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2018
Colombia (USD mn) 1,959 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Croatia (USD mn) 11,943 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Cyprus (USD mn) 91 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 3,890 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Denmark (USD mn) 9,097 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Ecuador (USD mn) 705 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Egypt (USD mn) 3,875 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 865 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
European Union (USD mn) 432,150 2019 yearly 1999 - 2019
Finland (USD mn) 1,757 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
France (USD mn) 35,958 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
Georgia (USD mn) 586 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Germany (USD mn) 39,731 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 191 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Greece (USD mn) 1,780 Oct 2024 monthly Nov 2011 - Oct 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 24,991 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 4,224 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Iceland (USD mn) 881 2008 yearly 1995 - 2008
India (USD mn) 3,858 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 3,533 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Iran (USD mn) 5,252 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Ireland (USD mn) 1,526 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2019
Israel (USD mn) 3,963 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Italy (USD mn) 20,459 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 199 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Japan (USD mn) 11,395 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Jordan (USD mn) 547 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 589 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Kenya (USD mn) 1,762 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
South Korea (USD mn) 1,080 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 524 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 195 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Laos (USD mn) 957 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 1,057 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Lebanon (USD mn) 2,369 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Lithuania (USD mn) 834 2004 yearly 1995 - 2004
Luxembourg (USD mn) 4,454 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 9,442 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
North Macedonia (USD mn) 253 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Malawi (USD mn) 35 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Malaysia (USD mn) 22,343 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Malta (USD mn) 147 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2003 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 448 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 3,347 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 354 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Mongolia (USD mn) 49 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Montenegro (USD mn) 180 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Morocco (USD mn) 875 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) 113 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Myanmar (USD mn) 249 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 66 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Netherlands (USD mn) 10,926 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
New Zealand (USD mn) 6,836 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 321 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Norway (USD mn) 2,196 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Oman (USD mn) 669 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Pakistan (USD mn) 765 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 245 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Panama (USD mn) 1,841 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Paraguay (USD mn) 104 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Peru (USD mn) 3,505 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 3,835 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Poland (USD mn) 8,379 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Portugal (USD mn) 545 Apr 2023 monthly Jul 2006 - Apr 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 14,318 2020 yearly 2011 - 2020
Romania (USD mn) 1,611 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Russia (USD mn) 4,961 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 37,661 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 1,422 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Singapore (USD mn) 5,676 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 1,303 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Slovenia (USD mn) 1,418 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
South Africa (USD mn) 303 Dec 2024 monthly Sep 2004 - Dec 2024
Spain (USD mn) 6,412 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 3,169 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 1,056,800 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Sweden (USD mn) 14,926 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Switzerland (USD mn) 38,700 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Syria (USD mn) 1,816 2011 yearly 2003 - 2011

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.851 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,536.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 96.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.546 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.423 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.589 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
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
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
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: 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) -732.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,052.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 8.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,069.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,132.477 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,888.910 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,785.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 444,961.269 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 100,047.227 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 234.554 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 43.879 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 15.904 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 414.414 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2024
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 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: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 123,707.393 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 68,933.882 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 314,376.716 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 112,613.885 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 100,740.667 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 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: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 196.096 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 192.220 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 89.881 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 7.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 303.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 27.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 119.064 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 56,594.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,234.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
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) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 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: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 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: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 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: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 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: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 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: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 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: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 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: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 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: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 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: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 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: 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
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 14,481.753 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
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 (%) 6.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,344.191 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 42,731.699 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,031.2 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 43.270 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 54,715.402 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 57,447.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,486.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 29,708.916 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.20 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.53 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,094.860 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,031.192 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2025
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) 108.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024

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