Leading source

countries of foreign
tourist arrivals in India
in 2021 (in 1,000s)
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

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 Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals
in India in 2021 (in 1,000s)
Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2021

Foreign tourist arrivals in thousands

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
United States 429.86
Bangladesh 240.55
United Kingdom 164.14
Canada 80.44
Nepal 52.54
Afghanistan 36.45
Australia 33.86
Germany 33.77
Portugal 32.06
France 30.37
Note(s): India; 2021
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
Source(s): Ministry of Tourism (India); Bureau of Immigration (India); ID 207005

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 Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in
India in 2021 (in 1,000s)
Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2021

Foreign tourist arrivals in thousands Your Headline

Your Notes:
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
United States 429.86
Bangladesh 240.55
United Kingdom 164.14
Canada 80.44
Nepal 52.54
Afghanistan 36.45
Australia 33.86
Germany 33.77
Portugal 32.06
France 30.37
Note(s): India; 2021
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
Source(s): Ministry of Tourism (India); Bureau of Immigration (India); ID 207005

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 Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in
India in 2021 (in 1,000s)
Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2021

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Note(s): India; 2021
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
Source(s): Ministry of Tourism (India); Bureau of Immigration (India); ID 207005

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 Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in
India in 2021 (in 1,000s)
Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2021

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Note(s): India; 2021
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
Source(s): Ministry of Tourism (India); Bureau of Immigration (India); ID 207005

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 Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in
India in 2021 (in 1,000s)
Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2021

500
450 429.86
400
Foreign tourist arrivals in thousands

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Note(s): India; 2021
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
Source(s): Ministry of Tourism (India); Bureau of Immigration (India); ID 207005

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 Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in
India in 2021 (in 1,000s)
Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2021

500 Your Headline

450 429.86 Your Notes:
400
Foreign tourist arrivals in thousands

350
300
240.55
250
200 164.14
150
100 80.44
52.54 36.45
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Note(s): India; 2021
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
Source(s): Ministry of Tourism (India); Bureau of Immigration (India); ID 207005

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 Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in
India in 2021 (in 1,000s)
Leading source countries of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2021
Description
Source and methodology information
Source(s) Ministry of Tourism (India); Bureau of Immigration (India) The United States of America was the largest source of foreign tourists arriving to India in
2021 at over 429.8 thousand visitors. American tourists have been outnumbering the tourists
Conducted by Bureau of Immigration (India) that visit the country from other European and South Asian countries in 2021. In 2021,
citizens from Bangladesh, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom had the
Survey period 2021
highest number of tourists visiting India.
Region(s) India
Sliding foreign revenue
Number of respondents n.a.
Age group n.a. According to the data, most Bangladeshi tourists visited India for leisure travel . Moreover,
leisure spending was also the highest contributor to the foreign tourism revenue for India.
Special characteristics n.a.
However, the growth in foreign exchange earnings was the slowest this decade, with just over
Published by Ministry of Tourism (India) 4.7 percent in 2018.
Publication date September 2022
Borders dictating tourism
Original source India tourism statistics 2022, page 54
Bangladesh and India share the fifth-longest land border in the world. This might also explain
Website URL visit the website the high tourism influx from Bangladesh to India. Although from the point of view of the
Notes: Values have been rounded for clarity. Indian government, there seems to be a thin line between tourism and illegal immigration.
Managing the complex Indo-Bangladeshi border running through five Indian states is a
herculean task, which needs constant monitoring. Risks of cross-border infiltration, illegal
migration and smuggling remain major national security challenges for India.

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