Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in India
India: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in India, 2000–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 1.0% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in India peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
India ranks 151st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -55.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +139.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +40.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in India?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in India was 1.0% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does India rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- India ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.