70

60

800,000
Arrivals

% Change

50

700,000

Arrivals

30
500,000
20
400,000
10
300,000

% Change

40

600,000

200,000

-10
-20

-30

1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

100,000

Year

Year

Volume

Change %

2002

393,171

16.7

2003

500,642

27.3

2004

566,202

13.1

2005

549,308

-3.0

2006

559,603

1.9

2007

494,008

-11.7

2008

438,475

-11.2

2009

447,890

2.1

2010

654,476

46.1

2011

855,975

30.8

Percentage Distribution by Sex & Age - 2002 to 2011

Tourist Arrivals by Top Ten Markets 2010 & 2011

180000
160000
2010

2011

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Sex

Male

59.2 58.7 58.9 62.5 63.0 60.2 60.4 59.7 54.1 59.2

Female

40.8 41.3 41.1 37.5 37.0 39.8 39.6 40.3 45.9 40.8

Tourist Arrivals

140000
120000

Age Group 3-19

100000
80000

7.6

7.9

9.0

9.8

9.6

9.6 10.1

9.6 10.3 11.6

20-29

31.6 30.1 23.1 18.3 18.9 17.1 14.8 15.3 15.0 16.9

30-39

30.4 28.7 26.4 24.3 24.0 27.6 28.7 28.4 28.1 22.6

40-49

16.8 17.5 20.6 23.0 23.6 30.3 27.4 28.6 28.9 26.6

60000
40000
20000
0

India

UK

Germany

France

Maldives

Australia

Country of Residence

Canada

USA

Netherlands

Russia

50-59

7.1

8.9 12.8 15.4 14.5

8.3 11.7 11.5 12.9 11.7

60 & Over

6.6

6.9

6.9

8.1

9.3

9.4

7.3

6.6

4.8 10.6

NORTH AMERICA
Canada
U.S.A.
LATIN AMERICA &
THE CARIBBEAN
WESTERN EUROPE
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
U.K.
Others
EASTERN EUROPE
Russia
Ukraine
Others
MIDDLE EAST
AFRICA
South Africa
Others
EAST ASIA
China (P.R.)
Hong Kong, China
Indonesia
Japan
Korea (South)
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Taiwan (P.C)
Others
SOUTH ASIA
Bangladesh
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Others
AUSTRALASIA
Australia
New Zealand
Others
Total

46,457
21,185
25,272

35,323
14,623
20,700

705
227,191
4,127
3,855
3,781
1,150
26,653
46,350
10,192
15,156
4,330
1,781
5,402
8,399
92,629
3,386
9,290
3,704
219
5,367
10,236
2,340
1,107
1,233
69,998
9,668
1,069
1,669
17,148
6,056
11,578
2,366
11,156
5,424
2,720
1,144
153,353
2,316
113,323
24,576
1,071
11,029
1,038
29,738
25,986
3,617
135
549,308

775
228,445
4,662
6,333
3,531
1,244
22,693
47,402
12,424
19,360
3,054
2,367
5,524
7,727
88,306
3,818
14,221
7,985
320
5,916
10,345
3,235
1,116
2,119
73,349
16,274
973
5,042
16,189
5,298
9,713
3,474
7,012
5,460
2,565
1,349
168,783
2,456
128,370
24,831
1,146
11,145
835
25,127
21,849
3,147
131
559,603

28,355
11,869
16,486

24,311
10,258
14,053

24,948
10,707
14,241

40,216
21,123
19,093

Occupational Categories - 2010 & 2011

2011
49,057
24,671
24,386

3,962
3,739
617
620
1,036
194,448 167,187 170,123 256,861 315,210
3,580
2,651
2,409
3,925
6,262
4,669
2,378
2,617
5,398 10,122
1,796
1,320
1,362
4,393
6,582
497
468
738
1,950
3,649
8,091 10,594 15,886 31,285 48,695
35,042 30,625 29,654 45,727 55,882
11,451
9,126
7,514 11,423 13,527
17,526 13,030 11,291 17,861 23,966
2,304
1,613
1,666
3,955
4,977
2,484
2,282
2,387
4,461
5,886
4,851
3,711
3,560
7,096 10,937
4,917
5,326
6,331
9,427 14,110
94,060 81,331 81,594 105,496 106,082
3,180
2,732
3,114
4,464
4,533
25,573 29,440 26,310 35,517 49,249
13,621 15,797 11,834 13,278 21,385
524
952
2,577
5,703
9,967
11,428 12,691 11,899 16,536 17,897
13,554 16,776 23,741 37,540 57,501
2,712
2,141
1,549
2,308
3,614
933
756
779
1,415
1,962
1,779
1,385
770
893
1,652
52,854 44,944 48,329 68,430 96,194
11,949
9,812
8,550 10,430 16,308
186
537
1,330
1,230
2,199
1,404
1,157
1,040
1,343
2,049
14,274 10,075 10,926 14,352 20,586
4,870
4,300
3,695
4,426
5,485
6,704
5,188
6,850 13,367 16,094
2,162
1,693
1,421
1,391
2,047
5,688
5,802
7,808 11,875 15,953
2,467
3,583
3,208
3,684
5,880
2,553
1,907
2,715
5,277
7,010
597
890
786
1,055
2,583
149,626 128,098 126,205 175,694 237,647
1,665
1,564
1,294
1,954
4,726
106,067 85,238 83,634 126,882 171,374
29,539 31,564 31,916 35,791 44,018
885
860
676
753
826
10,204
7,885
7,373
9,148 14,724
1,266
987
1,312
1,166
1,979
22,924 21,839 26,068 37,290 46,467
20,241 19,536 23,239 33,456 41,728
2,627
2,240
2,672
3,487
4,212
56
63
157
347
527
494,008 438,475 447,890 654,476 855,975

Purpose

2011

Business

8.0%

Visiting Friends & Relations

8.2%

Convention & Meetings

1.7%

Religious & Cultural

0.3%

Others

1.4%

2010

2011

10.0%

4.8%

Retired Persons

5.0%

5.3%

Scientists & Technicians

8.3%

8.0%

Educationists

Pleasure 80.4%

Carrier

2010

2011

Inter-Regional Flights 81.5% 86.2%

1.0%

1.8%

Sea Carrier

0.1%

0.2%

Professionals

13.7%

7.6%

Businessmen

13.5%

18.3%

Executives

15.6%

16.7%

No Occupation

15.1%

14.1%

Other Occupation

18.9%

25.2%

Capacity and Nights in all Accommodation

Period of Stay - Percentage Distribution - 2000 to 2011

Seasonality of Tourist Traffic - 2011

Year

160

120,000

Arrivals

Index
97,517

100,000

90,889

140

83,786

80,000

75,130

74,197
65,797

72,463

120

69,563

63,835
60,219

53,636

60,000

100

48,943

80

40,000

Index

900,000

Country of
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Residence

Tourist Arrivals (Thousands)

Tourist Arrivals by Year - 1966 to 2011

Tourist Arrivals by Type of Carrier 2010 & 2011

Purpose of Visit -2011

Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence - 2005 to 2011

1 - 3

4 - 7
8 - 14

Nights
Total
15 - 21
22 - 30 31 & Over

Average
Stay

2000

21.9

26.4

35.9

12.2

2.6

1.0

100.0

10.1

2001

23.3

26.8

34.5

12.0

2.5

0.9

100.0

9.9

2002

22.6

27.0

34.7

12.1

2.6

1.0

100.0

10.1

2003

23.1

27.3

34.8

11.5

2.3

1.0

100.0

10.2

2004

23.8

27.6

34.1

11.8

1.9

0.8

100.0

10.1

2005

38.5

24.3

25.3

8.1

2.6

1.2

100.0

8.7

2006

28.3

26.4

32.2

10.2

1.8

1.1

100.0

10.4

24.2

29.3

33.9

8.8

2.0

1.8

100.0

10.0

20,000

60

2007
2008

26.4

28.7

33.2

8.7

1.8

1.2

100.0

9.5

40

2009

25.7

29.2

34.1

8.1

1.5

1.4

100.0

9.1

2010

24.5

30.4

33.6

8.3

1.8

1.4

100.0

10.0

2011

26.1

32.1

31.1

7.9

1.2

1.6

100.0

10.0

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Month

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Class
of
Accommodation

(A) Hotel

No.
of
Units

No.
of
Rooms

2010* 2011**
253

2010

2011

No.
of
Beds
2010

2011

Total
Guest
Nights
2010

2011

Foreign
Guest
Nights
2010

2011

Local
Guest
Nights
2010

2011

Room
Occupancy
Rate
2010

2011

252 14,714 14,653 28,978 28,844 5,590,642 6,618,873 4,126,544 5,011,480 1,464,098 1,607,393 70.2

77.1

5 Star

14

14

3,230

3,230

6,410

6,420 1,330,622 1 ,580,024 1,158,689 1,377,990 1 71,933 202,034

76.8

78.7

4 Star

14

15

1,638

1,784

3,226

3,329 886,418 1 ,068,022 707,830 848,929 178,588 219,093

74.7

78.1

3 Star

16

15

1,324

1,178

2,598

2,341 356,124 543,466 275,166 441,696 80,958 101,770

68.1

74.6

2 Star

35

36

2,008

2,022

3,966

3,981 903,978 987,006 682,482 743,657 221,496 243,349

67.4

76.4

1 Star

34

33

1,177

1,171

2,304

2,322 527,781 675,883 409,881 528,968 117,900 146,915

66.5

77.9

Unclassified

140

139

5,337

5,268 10,474 10,451 1,585,719 1,764,472 892,496 1,070,240 693,223 694,232

67.7

76.8

530

654

5,895

6,141 11,210 11,601 1,674,496 2,822,365 1 ,249,146 2,247,407 425,350 574,958

66.2

70.3

(B) Supplementary
Establishments

Shares of Accommodation Capacity (Rooms)

Shares of Total Seating Capacity by Carrier - 2011

2011

50.0

Year
Tourist
Excur-
Tourist
Official Tourist Receipts

Arrivals
sionist
Nights

Arrivals
000
Rs. mn
US$
Euro
SDR

mn
mn
mn

40.0

2001

336,794

60,084

3,342

18,863.3

211.1

236.1

165.7

63.1

9.9

13,626

25,595

42.1

487,356

505,341

33,710

47,194

2002

393,171

63,560

3,989

24,202.0

253.0

267.7

179.3

63.4

10.1

13,818

25,956

43.1

493,947

533,565

38,821

54,349

2003

500,642

82,066

5,093

32,810.0

340.0

300.5

242.6

66.8

10.2

14,137

26,511

53.2

560,602

591,126

46,761

65,465

2004

566,202 110,000

5,742

42,666.3

416.8

334.3

298.6

72.2

10.1

14,322

26,854

59.3

646,990

680,248

53,766

75,272

2005

549,308 119,618

4,754

36,377.3

362.3

289.8

244.6

74.6

8.7

13,162

24,740

45.4

683,169

727,301

52,085

72,919

2006

559,603 128,719

5,793

42,585.5

410.3

326.1

278.3

83.4

10.4

14,218

27,117

47.8

734,421

756,735

55,649

77,909

2007

494,008

98,432

4,940

42,519.3

384.4

280.5

250.9

79.1

10.0

14,604

27,500

46.2

817,524

862,011

60,516

84,722

2008

438,475

87,695

4,166

37,094.0

319.5

217.2

202.1

76.7

9.5

14,793

28,698

43.9

900,815

966,337

51,306

71,828

2009

447,890

89,526

4,075

40,133.0

349.3

250.5

226.5

81.8

9.1

14,461

28,344

48.4

914,584

962,786

52,071

72,899

2010

654,476 112,497

6,548

65,018.0

575.9

433.2

376.9

88.0

10.0

14,714

28,978

70.1 1,081,417 1,122,212

55,023

77,032

2011

855,975 119,875

8,560

91,926.0*

838.9*

603.4*

530.2*

98.0

10.0

14,653

28,844

77.1 1,210,951 1,239,290 57,786*

80,899*

2008

Greater Colombo

2007

South Coast

2006

East Coast

2005

High Country

2004

Ancient Cities

2003
2002
80%

100%

Others

Air Arabia

Air India Express

Air Lines

Jaffna

Saudi Arabian A/L

Mihin Air

Occupancy Rates by Resort Region 2010 & 2011

Kingfisher

Singapore A/L

10.0

Share

Cathay Pacific

60%

Qatar A/W

40%

20.0

Emirates

20%

30.0

Sri Lankan A/L

0%

Share of seating capacity

Colombo City

2009

Year

Summer

60.0

2010

Direct Employment in the Tourist Industry - 2009 to 2011

anuradhapura
Polonnaruwa

Batticaloa

chilaw
Kurunegala
Kandy

Resort Region

Colombo City

2010

2011

78.3%

84.0%

Greater Colombo

75.1%

79.5%

South Coast

71.9%

78.1%

East Coast

70.0%

75.7%

High Country

63.5%

73.3%

Ancient Cities

62.6%

71.7%

NuwaraEliya

colombo

ratnapura

moratuwa

Kataragama

wadduwa
Hambantota

Northern Region

Galle
Matara

Category of
No. of
Establishments
Establishments

2009

580

20

29

Agencies Providing
Recreational Facilities 21
Tourist Shops

151

2010

2011

2009

2010

2011

360 2,053 2,382 1,234 4,201 4,389 2,348

775

807

22

25

47

48

122

145

242

195

819 3,480 3,510 3,611

159

278 1,040

163

2009

2010

Total

1,264 1,294 1,371 4,940 5,334 5,496 17,321 17,675 18,762 9,630 10,123 15,643 31,891 33,132 39,901
500

2009

Manual &
Operative

Airlines

2011

Technical
Clericl Allied
and supervisory

Hotels and
Restaurants
Travel Agents and
Tour Operators

2010

Managerial
Scientific &
Professional

880 1,190

2011

2009

2010

168

85

89

264

236

654 7,134 7,961 4,236

94

291

300

312

274 1,546 1,334 1,573

Guides 3,477 4,213 3,548 3,477 4,213 3,548

327

361

Annual
Sri Lanka Nationals
Employment
Room
Occupancy Arrivals Departures
Indirect
Rate
Direct
(Estd)
(Graded)

2011
Annual Statistical Report

2011

990 1,213 1,225 5,245 5,530 5,655

903 1,021

Receipt
Average
Accommodation
per
Duration
Capacity(Graded)
Tourist
(Nights)
per day
Rooms
Beds
(in US $)

*Provisional

Trincomalee

Research & International

Tourism Growth Trends - 2001 to 2011

92

118

120

125

128

130

110

115

119

18

18

18

640

655

655

680

690

690

840

847

847 2,160 2,192 2,192

369

1,978 2,069 1,955 8,789 9,539 8,652 30,483 31,671 30,278 12,799 13,813 18,856 52,071 55,023 57,786

Research & International Relations Division

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority