Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 2.37 billion current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Sri Lanka, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Sri Lanka stood at 2.37 billion current US$.
That represents a change of up 74.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.61 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 282.00 million current US$, in 1996.
Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 367.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 282.00 million current US$ | -23.2% |
| 1997 | 351.00 million current US$ | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 369.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 414.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 388.00 million current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 347.00 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 594.00 million current US$ | +71.2% |
| 2003 | 709.00 million current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 808.00 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 729.00 million current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 733.00 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 750.00 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 803.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 754.00 million current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 1.42 billion current US$ | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 1.76 billion current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 2.51 billion current US$ | +42.7% |
| 2014 | 3.28 billion current US$ | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 3.98 billion current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 4.59 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 5.08 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 5.61 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 4.66 billion current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 billion current US$ | -76.9% |
| 2021 | 614.90 million current US$ | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 1.36 billion current US$ | +120.7% |
| 2023 | 2.37 billion current US$ | +74.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.37 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2.37 billion current US$ is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.62 billion current US$, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 356.60 million current US$ | 282.00 million current US$ | 414.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 661.50 million current US$ | 347.00 million current US$ | 808.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 billion current US$ | 1.04 billion current US$ | 5.61 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 billion current US$ | 614.90 million current US$ | 2.37 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Sri Lanka?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Sri Lanka was 2.37 billion current US$ in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 282.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- Sri Lanka ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.