Sri Lanka earns over 2.2 bln USD from tourism in first 9 months of 2026

Sri Lanka earned 2.245 billion U.S. dollars from tourism during the first nine months of 2026, according to data released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

The figure was slightly lower than the 2.473 billion dollars recorded during the corresponding period of 2025, the central bank said.

Tourism earnings in September alone reached 185.6 million dollars, up from 182.9 million dollars in September last year.

Sri Lanka received 1,693,679 tourists from January to September this year, generating the reported tourism revenue during the period.

Tourism remains one of Sri Lanka's key sources of foreign exchange and has played an important role in supporting the country's economic recovery.

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