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Table 392 (Pro., Serv., Sight.,)
Tourist arrivals (Country of Residence) (2000 - 2004)
pro392e (Number)
                        Year     Country of Residence 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
North America 17,319 15,983 19,866 25,110 29,759
Canada 7,503 7,609 8,301 11,164 14,633
U.S.A. 9,816 8,374 11,565 13,946 15,126
Latin America and The Caribbean 447 429 555 634 741
Western Europe 260,824 203,984 200,295 255,169 284,440
Austria 6,294 5,968 6,117 7,310 8,633
Belgium 10,224 5,250 4,767 4,304 5,582
Denmark 1,653 1,628 1,968 2,720 3,269
Finland 2,316 535 729 1,106 1,989
France 25,992 20,949 19,989 28,585 29,996
Germany 70,584 60,405 55,170 58,908 58,258
Italy 16,833 12,074 12,177 15,654 18,862
Netherlands 22,618 12,569 11,748 18,197 21,455
Norway 2,010 2,261 2,889 3,674 3,477
Spain 1,848 1,529 2,328 2,780 3,010
Sweden 4,344 4,265 2,487 3,880 7,979
Switzerland 8,490 6,228 9,375 11,240 10,610
United Kingdom 84,693 67,830 67,533 93,278 106,645
Others 2,925 2,493 3,018 3,533 4,675
Eastern Europe 6,840 7,065 8,079 10,633 14,336
Russia 3,552 2,542 2,946 3,686 5,000
Others 3,288 4,523 5,133 6,947 9,336
Middle East 4,341 5,544 6,492 6,789 10,463
Africa 894 952 1,611 1,991 1,855
South Africa 372 341 660 980 987
Others 522 611 951 1,011 868
Asia 91,521 89,732 143,064 177,351 198,068
Bangladesh 1,218 1,745 1,521 1,830 1,721
China(P.Rep) 2,208 3,721 4,338 7,251 9,088
Hong Kong 3,348 2,319 3,759 3,075 1,538
India 31,860 33,924 69,960 90,603 105,151
Indonesia 2,604 1,081 1,476 1,395 1,466
Japan 10,266 2,778 2,616 2,709 4,531
Koea(South) 2,613 2,778 2,616 2,709 4,513
Malaysia 4,833 3,910 9,651 9,331 10,132
Maldives 7,935 9,019 9,861 11,583 15,013
Nepal 534 508 789 980 883
Pakistan 10,005 8,562 6,756 9,704 9,638
Philippines 1,428 1,427 1,641 2,433 1,808
Singapore 5,019 4,641 7,599 8,444 8,546
Thailand 3,408 2,956 3,945 5,999 5,035
Taiwan 3,543 2,834 3,432 2,547 1,907
Others 699 1,070 2,118 2,352 1,970
Australasia 18,228 13,105 13,209 22,965 26,540
Australia 16,443 11,457 11,217 19,958 23,247
New Zealand 1,737 1,528 1,920 2,858 3,184
Others 48 120 72 149 109
Total 400,414 336,794 393,171 500,642 556,202
© 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Ceylon Tourist Board
Revised:  2009(y)/01(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka