Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in India
India: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.0061 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in India, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in India is 0.0061 trips per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in India peaked at 0.0067 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.001 trips per person, in 2021.
India ranks 153rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0017 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0018 trips per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 trips per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 trips per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 trips per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 trips per person | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 trips per person | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 trips per person | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 trips per person | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.003 trips per person | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 trips per person | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 trips per person | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.004 trips per person | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 trips per person | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 trips per person | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.004 trips per person | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 trips per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.004 trips per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.005 trips per person | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 trips per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 trips per person | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 trips per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 trips per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 trips per person | -74.4% |
| 2021 | 0.001 trips per person | -44.7% |
| 2022 | 0.004 trips per person | +322.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 trips per person | +46.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 trips per person | +3.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0061 trips per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 trips per person, 29% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0061 trips per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0134 trips per person, 45% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +322.3% | 0.001 trips per person | 0.004 trips per person |
| 2020 | -74.4% | 0.0067 trips per person | 0.0017 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0018 trips per person | 0.0017 trips per person | 0.0018 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 trips per person | 0.0019 trips per person | 0.004 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 trips per person | 0.0039 trips per person | 0.0067 trips per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 trips per person | 0.001 trips per person | 0.0061 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in India?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in India was 0.0061 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 trips per person in 2021.
- How does India rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- India ranks 153rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.