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.

9.15 million

Foreign tourist arrivals in India, 2025

Ministry of Tourism / PIB, May 2026
507,244

Foreign nationals who arrived for medical treatment, 2025 — about 5.5% of all arrivals

Ministry of Tourism / PIB, May 2026
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
175

Countries and territories on the e-Visa eligibility list, across 9 sub-categories

Indian Visa Online (official e-Visa portal)
+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 below, and all of them, with the portal's current terms, in our e-Visa guide: