Sri Lanka - International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)
The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Sri Lanka was $449,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,660,000,000 in 2018 and $176,000,000 in 1996.
Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $186,000,000 |
| 1996 | $176,000,000 |
| 1997 | $180,000,000 |
| 1998 | $202,000,000 |
| 1999 | $218,000,000 |
| 2000 | $240,000,000 |
| 2001 | $250,000,000 |
| 2002 | $263,000,000 |
| 2003 | $279,000,000 |
| 2004 | $296,000,000 |
| 2005 | $314,000,000 |
| 2006 | $373,000,000 |
| 2007 | $393,000,000 |
| 2008 | $428,000,000 |
| 2009 | $411,000,000 |
| 2010 | $453,000,000 |
| 2011 | $501,000,000 |
| 2012 | $710,000,000 |
| 2013 | $1,188,000,000 |
| 2014 | $1,263,000,000 |
| 2015 | $1,420,000,000 |
| 2016 | $1,542,000,000 |
| 2017 | $1,599,000,000 |
| 2018 | $1,660,000,000 |
| 2019 | $1,638,000,000 |
| 2020 | $449,000,000 |
Aggregation method: Gap-filled total
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism
