Charts from Indian Tourism Statistics 2022 released by Tourism Department, Govt. of India (Sep.22)
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Key findings:
Inbound
1. Due to restriction related to COVID-19, The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during 2021 decreased to 1.52 million as compared to 2.74 million in 2020,
2. Arrivals of NRIs have increased by 52.6% from 2020 to 2021.
3. 87.5 % of the FTAs entered India via air routes, 11.8 % via land routes, and 0.7 percent via sea routes. Around 53.6% Foreign tourists arrived in India through the Delhi and Mumbai airports.
4. In 2021, the top 15 source markets for FTAs in India were the United States, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, Canada, Nepal, Afghanistan, Australia, Germany, Portugal, France, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the Russian Federation, Iraq, and the Netherlands. They accounted for approximately 80.9 percent of total FTAs in India.
5. In 2021, foreign exchange earnings (FEE) from tourism were US $ 8.797 billion as compared to US$ 6.958 billion in 2020, registering a positive growth of 26.4%.
Outbound
6. 1.64% of all tourists worldwide came from India.
7. There was an increase in Indian Nationals’ Departures (INDs) from India. In 2021, 8.55 million Indian nationals departed from the country, up from 7.29 million in 2020.
8. The majority of Indian National Departures (INDs) 98.5% travelled by Air, with the remaining 0.8% travelling by land and 0.8% by sea. The majority of departures by Indian nationals roughly 41.23 percent took place at Delhi and Mumbai airports.
9. UAE was the top source nation for INDs in 2021, followed by the USA, Qatar, Oman, the United Kingdom, the Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Bahrain, and Kuwait. In 2021, the Top 10 nations accounted for around 85.93% of all Indian Nationals’ Departures (INDs).
10. India   saw 677.63 million domestic tourist visits in 2021, an increase of 11.05 percent from 610.22 million in 2020. The two states with the most domestic tourists visiting are Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
October 19, 2022