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Table 7: Foreign and International Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Receipts in India and the World
Parameter 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) to India 8.03 8.80 10.04 10.56 10.93
(million)
International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) in
India (million)* 13.76 15.03 16.81 17.42 17.91
International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) around 1,195 1,241 1,333 1,408 1,460
the World (million)
India’s Share in World’s ITAs (per cent) 1.15 1.21 1.26 1.24 1.23
India’s Rank in World’s ITAs 24 th 26 th 26 th 2 2nd 23 rd
ITAs in Asia & the Pacific (million) 284.1 306.6 324.1 347.7 360.1
India’s Share in Asia Pacific’s ITAs 4.84 4.90 5.19 5.01 4.97
(per cent)
India’s Rank in Asia Pacific’s ITAs 7 th 8 th 7 th 7 th 7 th
India’s Share in World Tourism Receipts 1.73 1.84 2.02 1.97# 2.03 #
(per cent)
Foreign Exchange Earnings through
Tourism (US $ billion) 21.01 22.92 27.31 28.59 30.06
India’s Rank in World Tourism Receipts 14 th 13 th 13 th 13 th# 12 th#
India’s Share in Asia Pacific’s Tourism 5.91 6.18 6.89 6.55 # 6.57 #
Receipt (per cent)
India’s Rank in Asia Pacific’s Tourism th th th th# th#
Receipts 7 7 7 7 6

Source: Ministry of Tourism.
Note: All figures are calendar year wise.
* International Tourist Arrivals is the sum of Foreign Tourist Arrivals and NRI arrivals in the country; #Provisional.

Figure 2(a) : Growth (YoY) in Foreign Tourist Figure 2(b) : Growth (YoY) in Tourism
Arrivals to India Foreign Exchange Earnings

Source: Ministry of Tourism.
Note: Figures for 2020 are provisional.
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