Foreign Tourist Inflow to India December, 2021

Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) on the basis of
information received from Bureau of Immigration (BOI). The following are the
important highlights regarding FTAs during the month of December, 2021.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs):

 FTAs in December, 2021 were 3,03,799 as compared to 90,544 in December,

2020.

 FTAs during the period January- December, 2021 were 14,12,129 as compared
to 27,44,766 in January- December, 2020 registering a negative growth of
48.6%.

 The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during December 2021
among the top 15 source countries USA (32.11%) followed by Bangladesh
(15.21%), UK (11.46%), Australia (5.70%), Canada (5.11%), Sri Lanka
(3.32%), Maldives (2.45%), Nepal (1.77%), Singapore (1.72%), Portugal
(1.55%), Germany (1.46%), Russian Federation (1.35%), Italy (0.91%), France
(0.85%), and Netherlands (0.79%)

 The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during January-

December 2021 among the top 15 source countries was highest from USA
(28.78%) followed by Bangladesh (16.98%), UK (10.53%), Canada (5.27%),
Nepal (3.71%), Afghanistan (2.58%), Australia (2.34%), Portugal (1.88%),
Maldives (1.86%), Sri Lanka (1.82%), Germany (1.75%), France (1.60%), Iraq
(1.15%), Russian Federation (0.92%), and Italy (0.89%).

 The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during December 2021
among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (35.14%) followed by
Mumbai Airport (14.01%), Chennai Airport (9.55%), Haridaspur Land Check
Post (6.54%), Hyderabad Airport (6.37%), Bengaluru Airport (6.00%), Cochin
Airport (5.09%), Ahmedabad Airport (4.08%), Kolkata Airport (3.80%), Gede
Land Check Post (2.11%), Dabolim (Goa) Airport (1.45%), Trivandrum Airport
(1.43%), Agartala Airport (1.29%), Tiruchirappalli Airport (0.86%) and
Amritsar Airport (0.84%).
 The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during January-
December 2021 among the top 15 ports was highest at Delhi Airport (37.60%)
followed by Mumbai Airport (13.48%), Haridaspur Land Check Post (8.91%),
Chennai Airport (8.10%), Bengaluru Airport (7.15%), Hyderabad Airport
(5.78%), Ahmedabad Airport (4.32%), Cochin Airport (4.24%), Kolkata
Airport (3.00%), Gede Land Check Post (1.27%), Trivandrum Airport (1.08%),
Agartala Land Check Post (0.90%), Amritsar Airport (0.88%), Dabolim (Goa)
Airport (0.76%) and Tiruchirappalli Airport (0.42%).

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