International tourism, expenditures for travel items in India
India: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 12.57 billion current US$ in 2020. β Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in India, 1995β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in India stood at 12.57 billion current US$.
The figure is down 45.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in India peaked at 22.91 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 913.00 million current US$, in 1996.
That places India 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 billion current US$ | 913.00 million current US$ | 2.01 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.73 billion current US$ | 2.69 billion current US$ | 9.61 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.66 billion current US$ | 10.49 billion current US$ | 22.91 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.57 billion current US$ | 12.57 billion current US$ | 12.57 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in India?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in India was 12.57 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.91 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 913.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does India rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- India ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.