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Ministry of Tourism
Surge in Foreign Tourist Arrivals
Posted On:
18 AUG 2025 5:30PM by PIB Delhi
The details of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) and International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) during the last five years are given below:
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Year
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FTAs (in lakh)
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ITAs (in lakh)
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2020
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27.45
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63.37
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2021
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15.27
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70.10
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2022
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64.37
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143.30
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2023
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95.21
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188.99
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2024
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99.52
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205.69
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Source: Bureau of Immigration
The details of top 10 source markets for FTAs during the last five years is placed at Annexure.
The Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism in India during the same period is given below:
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Year
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FEEs from Tourism in India (in Rs. Crore)
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2020
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95,738
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2021
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63,978
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2022
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1,69,917
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2023
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2,66,045
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2024 #2
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2,93,033
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#2: Revised Estimates
The contribution of tourism sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2020-21 to 2023-24 is given below:
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Year
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Total Share in GDP (in %)
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2020-21
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1.50
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2021-22
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1.75
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2022-23*
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5.09
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2023-24 (P)
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5.22
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*: Revised estimates
(P): Provisional estimates
Source: Estimates based on the National Account Statistics (NAS) 2025
The Employment scenario in the tourism sector in India for the year 2020-21 to 2023-24 is given below:
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Year
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Total Number of tourism jobs (in million)
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2020-21
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68.07
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2021-22
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70.04
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2022-23
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76.17
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2023-24
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84.63
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Source: Estimates based on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com
ANNEXURE
STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4032 ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025 REGARDING SURGE IN FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS RAISED BY PROF. SOUGATA RAY
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) from top 10 source countries during the last five years:
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S.
No.
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Country
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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1
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United States
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3,94,092
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4,29,860
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14,03,399
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16,91,498
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18,04,586
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2
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Bangladesh
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5,49,273
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2,40,554
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12,77,557
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21,19,826
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17,50,165
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3
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United Kingdom
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2,91,874
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1,64,143
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6,41,051
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9,20,591
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10,22,587
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4
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Australia
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86,758
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33,864
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3,76,898
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4,56,167
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5,18,205
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5
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Canada
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1,22,868
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80,437
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2,89,259
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3,85,938
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4,76,273
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6
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Malaysia
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69,897
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6,628
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1,26,192
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2,62,458
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3,07,526
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7
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Sri Lanka
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68,646
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25,989
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1,83,459
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2,80,327
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2,81,827
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8
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Germany
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72,558
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33,772
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1,41,425
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2,23,575
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2,56,348
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9
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France
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74,243
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30,374
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1,20,282
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1,88,981
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2,06,855
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10
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Singapore
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33,747
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13,407
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1,32,668
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1,83,772
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2,05,383
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Other Countries
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9,80,810
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4,68,086
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17,45,277
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28,07,795
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31,21,967
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Total FTAs
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27,44,766
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15,27,114
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64,37,467
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95,20,928
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99,51,722
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Source: Bureau of Immigration
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(Release ID: 2157553)
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