Compared to the 2021 & 2022, current year is recording significant improvement in tourist arrivals and receipting workers remittances. 524,486 number of tourists have been arrived to Sri Lanka as at 31st May 2023 with total earning from them USD 827 Million.
Total inflows from the workers remittances as at 31st May 2023 is USD 2,346 Million with 75.7% recorded change compared to the 2022. All together in 2023, Sri Lanka has received USD 3,200 million from these two sectors recording USD 1,300 million increase. These improvements greatly help to increase the foreign reserves and release the import restrictions up to some extent.