Surge in Foreign Tourist Arrivals
Surge in Foreign Tourist Arrivals
The details of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) and International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) during the last five years are given below:
Year
FTAs (in lakh)
ITAs (in lakh)
2020
27.45
63.37
2021
15.27
70.10
2022
64.37
143.30
2023
95.21
188.99
2024
99.52
205.69
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:
Year
FEEs from Tourism in India (in Rs. Crore)
2020
95,738
2021
63,978
2022
1,69,917
2023
2,66,045
2024 #2
2,93,033
#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:
Year
Total Share in GDP (in %)
2020-21
1.50
2021-22
1.75
2022-23*
5.09
2023-24 (P)
5.22
*: 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:
Year
Total Number of tourism jobs (in million)
2020-21
68.07
2021-22
70.04
2022-23
76.17
2023-24
84.63
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
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:
S.
No.
Country
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1
United States
3,94,092
4,29,860
14,03,399
16,91,498
18,04,586
2
Bangladesh
5,49,273
2,40,554
12,77,557
21,19,826
17,50,165
3
United Kingdom
2,91,874
1,64,143
6,41,051
9,20,591
10,22,587
4
Australia
86,758
33,864
3,76,898
4,56,167
5,18,205
5
Canada
1,22,868
80,437
2,89,259
3,85,938
4,76,273
6
Malaysia
69,897
6,628
1,26,192
2,62,458
3,07,526
7
Sri Lanka
68,646
25,989
1,83,459
2,80,327
2,81,827
8
Germany
72,558
33,772
1,41,425
2,23,575
2,56,348
9
France
74,243
30,374
1,20,282
1,88,981
2,06,855
10
Singapore
33,747
13,407
1,32,668
1,83,772
2,05,383
Other Countries
9,80,810
4,68,086
17,45,277
28,07,795
31,21,967
Total FTAs
27,44,766
15,27,114
64,37,467
95,20,928
99,51,722
Source: Bureau of Immigration