International tourism, expenditures in India
India: International tourism, expenditures was 3.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in India, 2000–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in India stood at 3.2%.
That represents a change of down 30.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in India peaked at 6.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2012.
That places India 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in India, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 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 in India?
- International tourism, expenditures in India was 3.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
- How does India rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- India ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.