Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in India
India: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 25.51 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in India, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in India stood at 25.51 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in India peaked at 25.51 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.01 current US$ per person, in 2002.
That places India 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in India, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4 current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 3.1 current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 3.01 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.08 current US$ per person | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 5.55 current US$ per person | +36.0% |
| 2005 | 6.63 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 7.6 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 9.43 current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 10.32 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 14.34 current US$ per person | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 14.69 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.82 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 16.17 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 20.5 current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 21.2 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 22.79 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 9.56 current US$ per person | -58.0% |
| 2021 | 6.46 current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 15.72 current US$ per person | +143.4% |
| 2023 | 23.56 current US$ per person | +49.9% |
| 2024 | 25.51 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 25.51 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 25.51 current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 68.35 current US$ per person, 37% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 | +143.4% | 6.46 current US$ per person | 15.72 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9 current US$ per person | 3.01 current US$ per person | 10.32 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.84 current US$ per person | 14.34 current US$ per person | 22.79 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.16 current US$ per person | 6.46 current US$ per person | 25.51 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in India?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in India was 25.51 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 25.51 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does India rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- India ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.