Indian Tourism Statistics

Top 10 Source Countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India in 2019
S.No Source Country FTAs (in Million) Percentage (%) Share
1 Bangladesh 2,256,675 21.49
2 United States 1,456,678 13.80
3 United Kingdom 1,029,758 9.75
4 Sri Lanka 353,684 3.35
5 Canada 351,040 3.32
6 Australia 346,486 3.28
7 Malaysia 319,172 3.02
8 China 281,768 2.67
9 Germany 274,087 2.60
10 Russian Federation 262,309 2.48
Total 6,931,657 65.5
Others 3,626,272 34.35
Grand Total 10,557,929 100.00

Source: Blinkvisa
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Foreign tourist visits by State

Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Foreign Tourist Visits in 2018
S.No State/UT Number Percentage (%) Share
1 Tamil Nadu 6,074,345 21.0
2 Maharashtra 5,078,514 17.6
3 Uttar Pradesh 3,780,752 13.1
4 Delhi 2,740,502 9.5
5 Rajasthan 1,754,348 6.1
6 West Bengal 1,617,105 5.6
7 Punjab 1,200,969 4.2
8 Kerala 1,096,407 3.8
9 Bihar 1,087,971 3.8
10 Goa 933,841 3.2
Total of Top 10 25,364,754 87.9
Others 3,507,630 12.1
Grand Total 28,872,384 100.00

Source: Tourism.gov.in
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Domestic tourist visits by State

Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Domestic Tourist Visits - 2018
S.No State/UT Number Percentage (%) Share
1 Tamil Nadu 385,909,376 20.8
2 Uttar Pradesh 285,079,848 15.4
3 Karnataka 214,306,456 11.6
4 Andhra Pradesh 194,767,874 10.5
5 Maharashtra 119,191,539 6.4
6 Telengana 92,878,329 5.0
7 West Bengal 85,657,365 4.6
8 Madhya Pradesh 83,969,799 4.5
9 Gujarat 54,369,873 2.9
10 Rajasthan 50,235,643 2.7
Total of Top 10 1,566,366,102 84.4
Others 288,567,282 15.6
Grand Total 1,854,933,384 100.00

Source: Toursim.gov.in
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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

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