Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists was 0.6386 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.6386
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
78th
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.67
in 2020
All-time low
0.4534
in 2008
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in Sri Lanka, 1995–2022

0.50.7511.21.51.81995200820221995: 0.81996: 0.6111997: 0.6891998: 0.7361999: 0.8772000: 0.7632001: 0.6672002: 0.7372003: 0.8932004: 0.8322005: 0.7552006: 0.742007: 0.5732008: 0.4532009: 0.4652010: 0.5832011: 0.6912012: 0.7932013: 12014: 1.22015: 1.32016: 1.42017: 1.52018: 1.62019: 1.32020: 1.72021: 0.6282022: 0.639

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in Sri Lanka stood at 0.6386.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.67 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4534, in 2008.

Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7426 0.6113 0.8773 5
2000s 0.688 0.4534 0.893 10
2010s 1.14 0.5829 1.58 10
2020s 0.9773 0.6278 1.67 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 75 Norway 0.7073 compare
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  3. 77 Moldova, Republic of 0.6493 compare
  4. 79 Brazil 0.623 compare
  5. 80 Finland 0.6215 compare
  6. 81 New Caledonia 0.6126 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in Sri Lanka?
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in Sri Lanka was 0.6386 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of inbound to outbound tourists recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 in 2020.
What is the lowest ratio of inbound to outbound tourists recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4534 in 2008.
How does Sri Lanka rank for ratio of inbound to outbound tourists?
Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of inbound to outbound tourists rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
107 places, 2,238 data points, 1995–2024
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