📈 Sri Lanka Surpasses 1.6 Million Tourist Arrivals in 2026

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector reached a milestone, welcoming 1,609,759 visitors between Jan 1 and Sep 14, 2026. • Overall Figures: The 1.6 Mn threshold was crossed in the first fortnight of September (Sep 1–14), which recorded 74,637 arrivals. Flow remained steady with 37,130 visitors in week 1 and 37,507 in week 2. • Top YTD Source Markets (Jan 1 – Sep 14): • India: 408,024 tourists (leads by a wide margin) • UK: 155,798 tourists • China: 105,294 tourists • Germany: 94,007 tourists • Russia: 81,670 tourists • Other Top Markets: Australia (80,821), France (76,631), US (44,046), Netherlands (40,184), Canada (32,844) • September Fortnight Performance (Sep 1–14): • India: 22,541 arrivals (30% market share) • UK: 5,809 arrivals (8%) • Australia: 4,783 arrivals (6%) • China: 4,466 arrivals (6%) • Germany: 4,006 arrivals (5%) • Remaining Top 10: France (2,647), Maldives (2,646), Japan (2,053), Bangladesh (1,983), Spain (1,892)