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Sri Lanka tourism earnings rise for second consecutive month despite weaker arrivals
Sri Lanka's tourism earnings recorded a second consecutive month of year-on-year (YoY) growth in September, increasing 1.5% to US$185.6
Summary
In August, Sri Lanka increased its tourist arrival target to 2.7 million from 2.5 million and raised its annual tourism revenue target to US$4.2 billion from US$3.5 billion. Sri Lanka generated US$3.22 billion in tourism earnings in 2025, an increase of 1.6% from US$3.17 billion in 2024. Tourist arrivals rose 15.1% to a record 2.36 million from 2.05 million over the same period.
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- Central Bank of Sri Lanka2
- Sri Lanka Telecom2
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- Colombo
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- weaker
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