Laos vs Sri Lanka: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) over time
- Laos
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Laos currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.6% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 5.7% | 3.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 8.0% | 6.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Laos or Sri Lanka?
- Laos, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
- Laos ranks 65th 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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About this data
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.