The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority states that the number of foreign tourists who visited the island during the past year of 2026 has exceeded 300,000.
317,381 foreign tourists have visited the island between January 1 and February 4. The largest number of tourists are Indians, with a reported number of 57,348.
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority further states that 34,724 British nationals, 30,951 Russian nationals, 20,272 German nationals and 16,315 Chinese nationals are also among them.