Monthly Newsletter
Arrivals to Sri Lanka - year to-date in comparison with the previous year.
| Month |
2007 |
2008 |
% CH '07 |
| January |
56,553 |
56,916 |
0.6 |
| February |
43,051 |
40,551 |
-5.8 |
| March |
35,031 |
38,049 |
8.6 |
| April |
33,039 |
29,747 |
-10.0 |
| May |
26,307 |
31,140 |
18.4 |
| June |
30,810 |
27,960 |
-9.3 |
| July |
44,142 |
32,982 |
-25.3 |
| August |
44,742 |
30,672 |
-31.4 |
Arrival figures Country wise for the month of August 2008.
| Country |
Aug 07 |
Aug 08 |
% CH 07 |
| Austria |
153 |
120 |
-21.6 |
| Australia |
1,578 |
1,428 |
-9.5 |
| Belgium |
402 |
162 |
-59.7 |
| China |
1,365 |
522 |
-61.8 |
| France |
771 |
804 |
4.3 |
| Germany |
2,307 |
1,572 |
-31.9 |
| India |
8,208 |
4,890 |
-40.4 |
| Italy |
1,662 |
936 |
-43.7 |
| Japan |
1,656 |
984 |
-40.6 |
| Malaysia |
498 |
348 |
-30.1 |
| Netherlands |
1,320 |
693 |
-47.5 |
| Pakistan |
915 |
621 |
-32.1 |
| Russia |
765 |
660 |
-13.7 |
| Singapore |
363 |
384 |
5.8 |
| Switzerland |
207 |
180 |
-13.0 |
| Sweden |
237 |
201 |
-15.2 |
| United Kingdom |
9,966 |
7,416 |
-25.6 |
The figure published by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board as tourist arrivals includes Sri Lankans who have foreign passports, transit passengers, business traffic, traders, VFR, etc. |
