Kenya vs Sri Lanka: International tourism, expenditures

Kenya
4.5%
in 2001
Sri Lanka
4.4%
in 2020
Kenya rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
67th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Kenya
  • Sri Lanka
246810199520072020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 186 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 3.2% 4.4% 1.2% Sri Lanka
2000s 4.3% 5.2% 0.9% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
Kenya, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2001.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2001.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Kenya ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.