The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority says that the number of tourists who arrived in the country during the first 9 days of October is 46,868. According to the latest data released by the authority, 14,221 Indian tourists arrived during the first 9 days of October, which is 30.3%.
Furthermore, 3,171 from the United Kingdom, 2,652 from Germany, 4,416 from China and 2,158 from Bangladesh also arrived in Sri Lanka during the first 9 days of October.
The number of tourist arrivals from January 1 to October 9, 2025 is 1,772,362.