Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 107.65 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Sri Lanka, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Sri Lanka stood at 107.65 current US$ per person.
The figure is up 76.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 258.79 current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.75 current US$ per person, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.89 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 15.75 current US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 19.23 current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1998 | 19.84 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 21.85 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 20.11 current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 17.7 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 29.99 current US$ per person | +69.4% |
| 2003 | 35.54 current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 40.22 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 36.06 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 36.02 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 36.6 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 38.92 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 36.33 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 50 current US$ per person | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 67.64 current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 82.95 current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 121.74 current US$ per person | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 157.76 current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2015 | 189.7 current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 216.47 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 236.94 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 258.79 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 213.87 current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 49.11 current US$ per person | -77.0% |
| 2021 | 27.75 current US$ per person | -43.5% |
| 2022 | 61.17 current US$ per person | +120.4% |
| 2023 | 107.65 current US$ per person | +76.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 107.65 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.85 current US$ per person, 43% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 107.65 current US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 68.35 current US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.52 current US$ per person | 15.75 current US$ per person | 21.85 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.75 current US$ per person | 17.7 current US$ per person | 40.22 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.59 current US$ per person | 50 current US$ per person | 258.79 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.42 current US$ per person | 27.75 current US$ per person | 107.65 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 118.55 current US$ per person compare
- 119 Argentina 117.84 current US$ per person compare
- 120 Paraguay 112.55 current US$ per person compare
- 122 South Africa 105.03 current US$ per person compare
- 123 Iraq 101.39 current US$ per person compare
- 124 Comoros 100.67 current US$ per person compare
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, per in Sri Lanka?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Sri Lanka was 107.65 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 258.79 current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.75 current US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.