Data & Sources

India Visa & Tourism Statistics

Key figures on foreign arrivals and India's e-Visa programme, drawn entirely from official Government of India sources — with links to the primary datasets so you can cite them yourself.

9.95 million

Foreign tourist arrivals in India, 2024

Ministry of Tourism / PIB
9.52 million

Foreign tourist arrivals in India, 2023

India Tourism Statistics 2023
18.89 million

International tourist arrivals (incl. NRIs), 2023

India Tourism Statistics 2023
₹2,31,927 crore

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism, 2023

India Tourism Statistics 2023
160+ countries

Eligible for India's e-Visa, across 9 categories

Ministry of Tourism
+47.9%

Growth in foreign tourist arrivals, 2023 vs 2022

DD News / Ministry of Tourism

Figures are Government of India published data for the years shown and update annually — follow each source link for the latest numbers.

What India's e-Visa covers

India's electronic visa spans nine sub-categories. The most common: