TOURISM STATISTICS

at a Glance
2008
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S.No Table No. Subject Page
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1 Important Facts About Tourism, 2008 1
2 1 Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India, 1996-2009 2
3 2 Month-wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India, 2007-2009 3
4 3 Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in US$ million) from
Tourism in India, 1996-2009 4
5 4 Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in Rs. Crore) from
Tourism in India, 1996-2009 5
6 5 Month-wise Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in US$ million)
from Tourism in India, 2007-2009 6
7 6 Month-wise Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in Rs. Crore)
from Tourism in India, 2007-2009 7
8 7 Top 10 Source Countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs)
in India in 2008 8
9 8 Number of Indian National Departures from India, 1996-2008 9
10 9 Number of Domestic Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India,
1996-2008 10
11 10 Number of Foreign Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India,
1996-2008 11
12 11 Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Domestic Tourist Visits
in 2008 12
13 12 Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Foreign Tourist Visits
in 2008 13
14 13 Share of India in International Tourist Arrivals in World, and
Asia & the Pacific Region, 1996-2008 14
15 14 Share of India in International Tourism Receipt in World, and
Asia & the Pacific Region, 1996-2008 15
16 15 Share of Top 10 Countries of the World and India in
International Tourist Arrivals in 2008 16
17 16 Share of Top 10 Countries of the World and India in
International Tourism Receipt in 2008 17
 Important Facts About Tourism, 2008
(I) India
— No. of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India 5.37 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 5.6%
— No.of Indian National Departures from India 10.65 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 8.8%
— No. of DomesticTourist Visits to all States/UTs 562.92 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 6.9%
— Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism
i) In INR terms Rs. 50730 Crore (P)
Annual Growth Rate 14.4%
ii) In US$ terms US$ 11.75 Billion (P)
Annual Growth Rate 9.5%
(II) World
— No. of International Tourist Arrivals 922 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 1.9%
— International Tourism Receipts US$ 944.0 Billion (P)
Annual Growth Rate 10.2%
(III) Asia & the Pacific Region
— No. of International Tourist Arrivals 184.1 Million (P)
Annual Growth Rate 1.2%
— International Tourism Receipts US $ 207.6 Billion (P)
Annual Growth Rate 11.0%
(IV) India's Position in World
— Share of India in International Tourist Arrivals 0.58%
— India 's rank in World Tourist Arrivals 41
— Share of India in International Tourism Receipts 1.24%
— India's rank in World Tourism Receipts 23
(V) India's Position in Asia & the Pacific Region
— Share of India in International Tourist Arrivals 2.92%
— India 's rank in International Tourist Arrivals 11
— Share of India in International Tourism Receipts 5.66%
— India's rank in International Tourism Receipts 6
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Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India, 1996-2009
FTAs Percentage (%) change over
Year (in Million) the previous year
1996 2.29 7.7
1997 2.37 3.8
1998 2.36 -0.7
1999 2.48 5.2
2000 2.65 6.7
2001 2.54 -4.2
2002 2.38 -6.0
2003 2.73 14.3
2004 3.46 26.8
2005 3.92 13.3
2006 4.45 13.5
2007 5.08 14.3
2008(P) 5.37 5.6
2009 2.47 -9.3 @
(Jan-June) (P)
P: Provisional, @ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008
Source: (i) Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India, for 1996-2007.
(ii) Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, for 2008 & 2009

Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India, 1996-2008

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Month-wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India, 2007-2009
Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India
Month Percentage( %) Change
2007 2008(P) 2009 (P)
2008/2007 2009/2008
January 535631 591337 487262 10.4 -17.6
February 501692 561393 501885 11.9 -10.6
March 472494 541478 471627 14.6 -12.9
April 350550 384203 370756 9.6 -3.5
May 277017 300840 295124 8.6 -1.9
June 310364 340159 340839 9.6 0.2
July 399866 429456 7.4
August 358446 391423 9.2
September 301892 330874 9.6
October 444564 452566 1.8
November 532428 521247 -2.1
December 596560 521990 -12.5
Total 5081504 5366966 5.6
Sub-total (Jan-June) 2447748 2719410 2467493 11.1 @ -9.3 @

P: Provisional, @ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008

Source: (i) Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India, for 2007
(ii) Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, 2008 & 2009

Month-wise FTAs in India, 2007-2009

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Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in US$ Million) from Tourism in India, 1996-2009

FEE from Tourism in Percentage(%) change over

Year India (in US$ Million) the previous year
1996 2832 9.6
1997 2889 2.0
1998 2948 2.0
1999 3009 2.1
2000 3460 15.0
2001 3198 -7.6
2002 3103 -3.0
2003 4463 43.8
2004 6170 38.2
2005 7493 21.4
2006 8634 15.2
2007* 10729 24.3
2008 # 11747 9.5
2009 # 5007 - 21.6 @
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* Revised Estimates, # Provisional Estimates, @ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008
Source: (i) Reserve Bank of India, for 1996 to 2007
(ii) Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, for 2008 & 2009

FEE (in US$ Million) from Tourism in India, 1996-2008

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Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in Rs.Crore) from Tourism in India, 1996-2009

FEE from Tourism in Percentage (%) change over the

Year India (in Rs. Crore) previous year

1996 10046 19.2

1997 10511 4.6
1998 12150 15.6
1999 12951 6.6
2000 15626 20.7
2001 15083 -3.5
2002 15064 -0.1
2003 20729 37.6
2004 27944 34.8
2005 33123 18.5
2006 39025 17.8
2007* 44360 13.7
2008 # 50730 14.4
2009 # 24693 -4.4 @
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* Revised Estimates, # Provisional Estimates, @ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008
Source: (i) Reserve Bank of India, for 1996 to 2007
(ii) Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, for 2008 & 2009

FEE (in Rs. Crore) from Tourism in India, 1996-2008

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Month-wise Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in US$ million) from Tourism
in India, 2007-2009
FEE (in US$ Million) Percentage (%) change
Month
2007* 2008 # 2009 # 2008/2007 2009/2008
January 1064 1382 941 29.9 -31.9
February 996 1305 923 31.0 -29.3
March 938 1248 867 33.0 -30.5
April 780 943 811 20.9 -14.0
May 617 711 669 15.2 -5.9
June 691 796 796 15.2 0.0
July 848 904 6.6
August 760 845 11.2
September 640 689 7.7
October 959 873 -9.0
November 1149 1005 -12.5
December 1287 1046 -18.7
Total 10729 11747 9.5
Sub total (Jan-June) 5086 6385 5007 25.5 @ -21.6 @
* Revised Estimates, # Provisional Estimates, @ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India

Month-wise FEE (in US$ Million) from Tourism in India, 2007-2009

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Month-wise Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in Rs. Crore) from Tourism in India,
2007-2009
FEE (in Rs. Crore) Percentage (%) change
Month
2007* 2008 # 2009 # 2008/2007 2009/2008
January 4698 5438 4598 15.8 -15.4
February 4401 5182 4547 17.7 -12.3
March 4144 5035 4437 21.5 -11.9
April 3218 3773 4061 17.2 7.6
May 2543 2988 3249 17.5 8.7
June 2849 3409 3801 19.7 11.5
July 3436 3870 12.6
August 3080 3626 17.7
September 2594 3143 21.2
October 3785 4248 12.2
November 4533 4935 8.9
December 5079 5083 0.1
Total 44360 50730 14.4
Sub total (Jan-June) 21853 25825 24693 18.2 @ -4.4 @
* Revised Estimates, # Provisional Estimates, @ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India

Month-wise FEE(in Rs.Crore) from Tourism in India, 2007-2009

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 TABLE 7
Top 10 Source Countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India in 2008
S.No Source Country FTAs (in Million) * Percentage (%) Share

1 USA 0.828 15.43

2 UK 0.787 14.66
3 Bangladesh 0.540 10.06
4 Sri Lanka 0.229 4.27
5 Canada 0.224 4.17
6 France 0.218 4.06
7 Germany 0.209 3.90
8 Japan 0.151 2.81
9 Australia 0.148 2.76
10 Malaysia 0.119 2.22
Total of top 10 countries 3.453 64.34
Others 1.914 35.66
All Countries 5.367 100.00
* Provisional

Percentage share of Top 10 source countries for FTAs in India in 2008

15.43%
35.66%
14.66%

2.22% 10.06%
3.90% 4.06% 4.27%
2.76% 4.17%
2.81%

USA Sri Lanka Germany Malaysia

UK Canada Japan Others
Bangladesh France Australia

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Number of Indian National Departures from India, 1996-2008
No. of Indian National Departures Percentage (%) change over
Year
(in Million) from India the previous year
1996 3.46 13.3
1997 3.73 7.6
1998 3.81 2.3
1999 4.11 8.0
2000 4.42 7.3
2001 4.56 3.4
2002 4.94 8.2
2003 5.35 8.3
2004 6.21 16.1
2005 7.18 15.6
2006 8.34 16.1
2007 9.78 17.3
2008 (P) 10.65 8.8
P : Provisional
Source:- Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India

No. of Indian National Departures from India, 1996-2008

No. of Indian National Departures (in Million) from India

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Number of Domestic Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India, 1996-2008
No. of Domestic Tourist Percentage (%)change
Year Visits (in million) over the previous year

1996 140.12 2.5

1997 159.88 14.1
1998 168.20 5.2
1999 190.67 13.4
2000 220.11 15.4
2001 236.47 7.4
2002 269.60 14.0
2003 309.04 14.6
2004 366.27 18.5
2005 391.95 7.0
2006 462.31 18.0
2007 526.56 13.9
2008 (P) 562.92 6.9
P : Provisional
Note: Figures for Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh have been estimated
Source: State/ UT Tourism Departments

No. of Domestic Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India, 1996-2008

No. of Domestic Tourist Visits to States/UTs (in Million)

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Number of Foreign Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India, 1996-2008

No. of Foreign Tourist Percentage(%) change over

Year
Visits (in Million) the previous year
1996 5.03 8.4
1997 5.50 9.3
1998 5.54 0.7
1999 5.83 5.3
2000 5.89 1.1
2001 5.44 -7.8
2002 5.16 -5.1
2003 6.71 30.1
2004 8.36 24.6
2005 9.95 19.0
2006 11.75 18.1
2007 13.27 12.9
2008 (P) 14.11 6.4
P : Provisional
Note: Figures for Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh have been estimated
Source: State/ UT Tourism Departments

No. of Foreign Tourist Visits to all States/UTs in India, 1996-2008

16.00
No. of Foreign Tourist Visits to all States/UTs

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Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Domestic Tourist Visits in 2008
Domestic Tourist Visits * in 2008

Rank State/UT Number Percentage Share(%)

1 Andhra Pradesh 132684906 23.6

2 Uttar Pradesh 124843242 22.2
3 Tamil Nadu 98285121 17.5
4 Rajasthan 28358918 5.0
5 Madhya Pradesh 22088927 3.9
6 Maharashtra 20553359 3.7
7 Uttarakhand 20546323 3.6
8 West Bengal 19314440 3.4
9 Gujarat 15505264 2.8
10 Karnataka 12797937 2.3
Total of top 10 States 494978437 88.0
Others 67937132 12.0
Total 562915569 100.0
* Provisional
Note: Figures for Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh have been estimated
Source: State/ UT Tourism Departments

Percentage share of Top 10 States/UTs in Domestic Tourist Visits in 2008

2.3%
2.8% 12.0% 23.6%
3.4%
3.6%
3.7%

3.9% 22.2%
5.0% 17.5%

Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan Uttarakhand Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Others
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Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Foreign Tourist Visits in 2008
Foreign Tourist Visits * in 2008
Rank State/UT Number Percentage Share (%)

1 Delhi 2339287 16.6

2 Maharashtra 2056913 14.6
3 Tamil Nadu 2029410 14.4
4 Uttar Pradesh 1610089 11.4
5 Rajasthan 1477646 10.5
6 West Bengal 1133671 8.0
7 Andhra Pradesh 789180 5.6
8 Kerala 598929 4.2
9 Himachal Pradesh 376736 2.7
10 Goa 351123 2.5
Total of Top 10 States 12762984 90.5
Others 1349606 9.5
Total 14112590 100.0
* Provisional
Note: Figures for Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh have been estimated
Source: State/ UT Tourism Departments

Share of Top 10 States/UTs of India in Number of Foreign Tourist Visits in 2008

2.5%
2.7%
9.5% 16.6%
4.2%
5.6%
14.6%

8.0%
10.5% 14.4%
11.4%

Delhi Uttar Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Goa

Maharashtra Rajasthan Kerala Others
Tamil Nadu West Bengal Himachal Pradesh

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 TABLE 13
Share of India in International Tourist Arrivals in World, and Asia & the
Pacific Region,1996-2008
Percentage share and
International Tourist Percentage share and
rank of India in Asia
Arrivals (in million) FTAs in rank of India in World
and the Pacific
Year India (in
Asia and million)
World % Share Rank % Share Rank
the Pacific
1996 569.2 89.5 2.29 0.40 - 2.56 -
1997 593.0 89.0 2.37 0.40 - 2.67 -
1998 611.0 88.3 2.36 0.39 47th 2.67 -
1999 633.8 97.6 2.48 0.39 46th 2.54 -
2000 683.3 109.3 2.65 0.39 50th 2.42 11th
2001 683.4 114.5 2.54 0.37 51st 2.22 12th
2002 703.2 123.4 2.38 0.34 54th 1.93 12th
2003 691.0 111.9 2.73 0.39 51st 2.44 11th
2004 762.0 143.4 3.46 0.45 44th 2.41 11th
2005 803.4 154.6 3.92 0.49 43rd 2.53 11th
2006 847.0 166.8 4.45 0.53 44th 2.67 11th
2007 904.0 181.9 5.08 0.56 42nd 2.79 11th
2008 (P) 922.0 184.1 5.37 0.58 41st 2.92 11th

P : Provisional, - Not Available

Source:- (i) UNWTO Tourism Market Trends 2007 Edition , for the years upto 2005
(ii) UNWTO Barometer October 2008 for 2006 and June 2009 for 2007 & 2008

Percentage Share of India in international Percentage Share of India in

Tourist Arrivals in World International Tourist Arrivals in Asia &
the Pacific
0.7 3.50

0.6 3.00
India's Share (%)
India's Share (%)

0.5 2.50

0.4 2.00
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0.3 1.50

0.2 1.00

0.1 0.50

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Share of India in International Tourism Receipts in World, and Asia & the
Pacific Region,1996-2008
Percentage share and
International Tourism Percentage share and
FEE in India rank of India in Asia and
Receipt (in US $ billion) rank of India in World
(in US $ the Pacific
Year
million)
World Asia and
% Share Rank % Share Rank
the Pacific
1996 438.7 85.0 2832 0.65 - 3.33 -
1997 442.8 82.6 2889 0.65 - 3.50 -
1998 444.8 72.3 2948 0.66 34th 4.08 -
1999 458.2 79.1 3009 0.66 35th 3.80 -
2000 475.3 85.3 3460 0.73 36th 4.06 10th
2001 463.8 88.1 3198 0.69 36th 3.63 12th
2002 481.9 96.5 3103 0.64 37th 3.22 13th
2003 529.3 93.7 4463 0.84 37th 4.76 9th
2004 633.2 124.1 6170 0.97 26th 4.97 8th
2005 679.6 135.0 7493 1.10 22nd 5.55 7th
2006 744.0 156.9 8634 1.16 22nd 5.50 7th
2007 857.0 187.0 10729 1.25 20th 5.74 6th
2008 (P) 944.0 207.6 11747 1.24 23rd 5.66 6th

P : Provisional, - Not Available

Source:- (i) UNWTO Tourism Market Trends 2007 Edition , for the years upto 2005
(ii) UNWTO Barometer June 2009 for 2006,2007 and 2008

Percentage Share of India in International Percentage Share of India in International Tourist

Tourism Receipts in World Receipt in Asia & the Pacific

1.4 7.00

1.2 6.00

1 5.00
India's Share (%)

India's Share (%)

0.8 4.00

0.6 3.00

0.4 2.00

0.2 1.00

0 0.00
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Share of Top 10 Countries of the World and India in International Tourist
Arrivals in 2008
International Tourist Percentage(%)
Rank Country
Arrivals * (In Million) Share
1 France 79.3 8.60
2 USA 58.0 6.29
3 Spain 57.3 6.21
4 China 53.0 5.75
5 Italy 42.7 4.63
6 UK 30.2 3.28
7 Ukraine 25.4 2.76
8 Turkey 25.0 2.71
9 Germany 24.9 2.70
10 Mexico 22.6 2.45
Total of Top 10 countries 418.4 45.38
India # 5.4 0.58
Others 498.2 54.04
Total 922.0 100.00
* Provisional
# Excludes nationals of the country residing abroad.
Source: UNWTO Barometer June, 2009

Percentage share of Top 10 Countries of the World and India in

International Tourist Arrivals in 2008

8.60%
6.29%
6.21%
5.75%
54.04%
4.63%
3.28%
2.76%
2.71%
0.58% 2.45%
2.70%

France China Ukraine Mexico

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Spain UK Germany Others

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Share of Top 10 Countries of the World and India in International Tourism
Receipts in 2008
International
Percentage(%)
Rank Country Tourism Receipts *
Share
(in US$ billion)
1 USA 110.1 11.66
2 Spain 61.6 6.53
3 France 55.6 5.89
4 Italy 45.7 4.84
5 China 40.8 4.32
6 Germany 40.0 4.24
7 UK 36.0 3.81
8 Australia 24.7 2.62
9 Turkey 22.0 2.33
10 Austria 21.8 2.31
Total of Top 10 countries 458.3 48.55
India 11.7 1.24
Others 474.0 50.21
Total 944.0 100.00
* Provisional
Source: UNWTO Barometer June, 2009

Percentage share of Top 10 Countries of the World and India in

International Tourism Receipts in 2008
11.66%
6.53%
5.89%

50.21% 4.84%

4.32%
4.24%
3.81%

1.24% 2.62%
2.33%

2.31%

USA Italy UK Austria

Spain China Australia India
France Germany Turkey Others

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July-2009

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