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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 | ||||||