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| Table 391 (Pro., Serv., Sight.,) | ||||||
| Tourist arrivals (Country of Nationality) (2000- 2004) | ||||||
| pro391e | (Number) | |||||
| Year Country of Nationality | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| North America | 17,352 | 16,304 | 20,004 | 25,099 | 30,654 | |
| Canada | 7,521 | 7,804 | 8,337 | 11,109 | 14,974 | |
| U.S.A. | 9,831 | 8,500 | 11,667 | 13,990 | 15,680 | |
| Latin America and The Caribbean | 342 | 400 | 549 | 636 | 715 | |
| Western Europe | 261,011 | 204,510 | 200,676 | 255,179 | 285,366 | |
| Austria | 6,312 | 5,788 | 6,144 | 7,337 | 8,625 | |
| Belgium | 10,230 | 5,226 | 4,731 | 4,268 | 5,718 | |
| Denmark | 1,662 | 1,630 | 1,980 | 2,732 | 3,496 | |
| Finland | 2,319 | 538 | 726 | 1,103 | 1,989 | |
| France | 26,120 | 20,989 | 19,980 | 28,576 | 30,422 | |
| Germany | 70,635 | 60,370 | 55,137 | 58,875 | 58,932 | |
| Italy | 16,719 | 13,283 | 12,171 | 15,648 | 17,984 | |
| Netherlands | 22,632 | 11,257 | 11,763 | 18,212 | 21,487 | |
| Norway | 2,010 | 2,285 | 2,892 | 3,677 | 3,444 | |
| Spain | 1,866 | 1,547 | 2,349 | 2,801 | 2,987 | |
| Sweden | 4,338 | 4,318 | 2,523 | 3,916 | 8,140 | |
| Switzerland | 8,493 | 6,227 | 9,312 | 11,177 | 10,687 | |
| United Kingdom | 84,807 | 68,554 | 67,932 | 93,306 | 107,042 | |
| Others | 2,868 | 2,498 | 3,036 | 3,551 | 4,413 | |
| Eastern Europe | 6,840 | 7,045 | 8,046 | 10,600 | 14,259 | |
| Russia | 3,552 | 2,534 | 2,943 | 3,683 | 4,985 | |
| Others | 3,288 | 4,511 | 5,103 | 6,917 | 9,274 | |
| Middle East | 4,347 | 5,364 | 6,462 | 6,759 | 9,486 | |
| Africa | 891 | 902 | 1,545 | 1,925 | 1,759 | |
| Asia | 91,409 | 89,343 | 142,578 | 177,377 | 196,023 | |
| Bangladesh | 1,218 | 1,738 | 1,518 | 1,851 | 1,760 | |
| China(P.Rep) | 2,220 | 3,789 | 4,350 | 7,380 | 9,424 | |
| Hong Kong | 3,243 | 2,115 | 3,582 | 3,150 | 916 | |
| India | 31,851 | 33,932 | 69,996 | 90,639 | 104,390 | |
| Indonesia | 2,607 | 1,075 | 1,473 | 1,392 | 1,426 | |
| Japan | 10,287 | 9,241 | 13,566 | 17,178 | 19,747 | |
| Koea(South) | 2,615 | 2,795 | 2,607 | 2,700 | 4,597 | |
| Malaysia | 4,830 | 3,917 | 9,603 | 9,283 | 9,939 | |
| Maldives | 7,941 | 8,975 | 9,855 | 11,577 | 15,201 | |
| Nepal | 528 | 512 | 786 | 977 | 890 | |
| Pakistan | 10,017 | 8,522 | 6,726 | 9,674 | 9,029 | |
| Philippines | 1,428 | 1,422 | 1,626 | 2,418 | 1,807 | |
| Singapore | 5,010 | 4,505 | 7,578 | 8,423 | 7,866 | |
| Thailand | 3,429 | 2,931 | 3,954 | 6,008 | 5,209 | |
| Taiwan | 3,546 | 2,821 | 3,417 | 2,532 | 1,929 | |
| Others | 639 | 1,053 | 1,941 | 2,195 | 1,293 | |
| Australasia | 18,222 | 12,926 | 13,311 | 23,067 | 27,940 | |
| Australia | 16,476 | 11,330 | 11,334 | 20,075 | 24,471 | |
| New Zealand | 1,722 | 1,533 | 1,920 | 2,858 | 3,331 | |
| Others | 24 | 63 | 57 | 134 | 138 | |
| Total | 400,414 | 336,794 | 393,171 | 500,642 | 566,202 | |
| © 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 | ||||||