Overview

• India’s tourism rebound outpaced its pre-COVID peak, with 20 million foreign arrivals in 2024 compared with 17.9 million in 2019.
• The United States overtook Bangladesh as the top source market last year, accounting for over 1.8 million visitor arrivals.
• Tourism foreign exchange earnings rose 31.5% to US$28.08 billion in 2023, with the average foreign tourist spending ₹2.90 lakh.
• Medical tourism arrivals grew to 6.44 lakh in 2024, and 1.32 lakh patients arrived between January and April 2025 under extended e-medical visa schemes.
• Following a terrorist attack in April 2025, India suspended and revoked visas for Pakistani nationals after 26,625 Pakistanis visited in 2024.