214 countries and territories189 of 193 UN membersmonthly to 2026-09back to 1926
Monthly arrivals, spend since 2020, with 5 worked statistics. Latest 2026-09, 1 month behind.
Sri Lanka recorded 158,557 tourist arrivals in September 2026, -0.3% on a year.
Among the destinations it competes with: Maldives +1.7%, New Zealand +8.1%, Cambodia -24.7%, Australia +0.3%.
At a glance
| Latest month | September 2026 |
| Tourist arrivals | 158,557 |
| On a year | -0.3% |
| Year to date, on a year | -1.8% |
| Growth rank in Asia Pacific | 5 of 5 |
| Best month on record | February 2026 |
| Trust grade | A, 100 |
GET /v1/countries/LK/briefAnalystArrivals to Sri Lanka from Total, and the change on a year
Sri Lanka against its rivals
GET /v1/compare?country=LKDeveloper| Country | Latest | Figure | On a year | Vs 2019 | Year to date | Rivalry with Sri Lanka |
|---|
The last six months
| Month | Tourist arrivals | On a year | Vs 2019 | Vs 3-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 158,557 | -0.3% | n/a | +21.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 191,704 | -3.3% | n/a | +15.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 196,845 | -1.7% | n/a | +11.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 124,551 | -9.9% | n/a | +6.1% |
| May 2026 | 145,745 | +9.6% | n/a | +33.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 135,643 | -22.3% | n/a | -5.1% |
The next three months
Each country's own model, remade every night as figures arrive, with an 80% range. The first month is free to see; the rest come with Intel.
Who Sri Lanka competes with for visitors
Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.
Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/LK/rivals, on Developer and up.
Top origin markets, share of arrivals
What is held for Sri Lanka
| Measure | Frequency | Breakdown | Series | From | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrivals | Monthly | Total | 1 | 2020-02 | 2026-09 |
| Arrivals | Monthly | Origin | 136 | 2020-02 | 2026-09 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Total | 4 | 1977-Q1 | 2026-Q2 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Purpose | 2 | 2001-Q1 | 2007-Q4 |
| Spend | Annual | Total | 4 | 1975 | 2025 |
| Spend | Annual | Purpose | 2 | 2001 | 2007 |
Monthly arrivals: 88.8% of months held since 2020, none missing. See every month
Get Sri Lanka in one call
# every arrivals month, Developer plan curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=LK" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY" # the whole country in one file, Intel plan curl -o lk.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/LK.csv" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"