How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP

Sri Lanka

2.8%

in 2023

Uruguay

2.8%

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

95th

Uruguay rank

96th

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time

Sri Lanka
Uruguay

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 191 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.4%	3.9%	1.5%	Uruguay
2000s	2.7%	3.8%	1.0%	Uruguay
2010s	4.0%	4.2%	0.2%	Uruguay
2020s	1.7%	2.1%	0.5%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?: Sri Lanka, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?: 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Unit: %
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,349 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.