Indian Tourism Statistics

Indian Tourism – Interesting facts

• The travel and tourism industry contributed a total of $124.8 billion to GDP in India in 2015 — this accounted for approximately 6% of India's total GDP.
• A 2014 study found that India was one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations worldwide. Placed eleventh in the list, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in India was expected to grow an average of 6.4% annually between 2014 and 2024.
• Tourism in India provides 40 million jobs. The sector is expected to grow at an annual average growth rate of 7.9% till 2023, making India the third fastest growing tourism destinations over the next decade.
• The industry provided more than 23.5 million jobs in 2015. Over 7.7% of Indian employees work in the tourism industry.
• The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.
• The largest source market for visitors to India was the US, followed by Bangladesh and the UK. Outbound travel from India is also is forecasted to reach 1.41 million in 2020.
• Tourist arrivals in India increased to 8,91,000 in November from 7,54,000 in October, 2016. It averaged 4,26,846.43 from 2000 until 2016, reaching an all-time high of 9,13,000 in December, 2015 and a record low of 1,29,286 in May, 2001