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Foreign Exchange Earnings
   
 
 
     
 

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India,
1996-2009

Year FTAs
(in Million)
Percentage (%) change overthe previous year
1996 2.29 7.7
1997 2.37 3.8
1998 2.36 -0.7
1999 2.48 5.2
2000 2.65 6.7
2001 2.54 -4.2
2002 2.38 -6.0
2003 2.73 14.3
2004 3.46 26.8
2005 3.92 13.3
2006 4.45 13.5
2007 5.08 14.3
2008(P) 5.37 5.6
2009 2.47 -9.3 @
(Jan-June) (P)    

P: Provisional, @ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008
Source: (i)  Bureau of Immigration, Govt. of India, for 1996-2007
(ii) Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, for 2008 & 2009

   
 
Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) From Tourism Iin Indian Rupee Terms And US $ Terms
FEE during the year 2008 were Rs. 50730 crore as compared to Rs. 44360 crore in 2007
FEE in US $ terms during for the year 2008 were US $ 11747 million as compared to FEE of US $ 10729 during 2007.
The lower growth rate in 2008 as compared to 2007 may be mainly due to lower growth rate of FTAs in 2008 as compared to 2007 and exchange rate variation
  Source: Ministry of Tourism, Government of IndiaSo
   
   
   
 

Share of India in International Tourism Receipts in World & Asia and the Pacific Region, 1997-2010

Year International Tourism Receipts (in US$ billion) FEE in India (in US$ million) Percentage(%) share and rank of India in World Percentage(%) share and rank of India in Asia and the Pacific
World Asia and the Pacific % share Rank % share Rank
1997 442.8 82.6 2889 0.65 - 3.50 -
1998 444.8 72.3 2948 0.66 34th 4.08 -
1999 458.2 79.1 3009 0.66 35th 3.80 -
2000 475.3 85.3 3460 0.73 36th 4.06 10th
2001l 463.8 88.1 3198 0.69 36th 3.63 12th
2002 481.9 96.5 3103 0.64 37th 3.22 13th
2003 529.3 93.7 4463 0.84 37th 4.76 9th
2004 633.2 124.1 6170 0.97 26th 4.97 8th
2005 679.6 135.0 7493 1.10 22nd 5.55 7th
2006 744.0 156.9 8634 1.16 22nd 5.50 7th
2007 857.0 187.0 10729 1.25 22nd 5.74 6th
2008 939.0 208.6 11832 1.26 22nd 5.67 6th
2009 851.0 203.1 11394 1.34 22nd 5.61 6th
2010(P) 919.0 248.7 14160* 1.54 16th 5.71 6th

P: Provisional

Source: (i) UNWTO Tourism Market Trends 2007 Edition, for the years upto 2005

(ii) UNWTO Barometer June 2009 for 2006 & 2007 and UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2011 edition for 2008, 2009 and 2010

*As per the RBI’s estimates quoted in UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2011 edition.

   
 
Share of Top 10 countries of the World and India in International Tourism Receipts in 2010
Sl.No Country

International Tourism Receipts(P)(in US$
billion)

Percentage Share
1 USA 103.5 11.26
2 Spain 52.5 5.71
3 France 46.3 5.04
4 China 45.8 4.98
5 Italy 38.8 4.22
6 Germany 34.7 3.78
7 UK 30.4 3.31
8 Australia 30.1 3.28
9 Hong Kong(China) 23.0 2.50
10 Turkey 20.8 2.26
  Total of Top 10 countries 425.9 46.34
  India# 14.2 1.54
  Others 478.9 52.11
  Total 919.0 100.00
(P): Provisional            
Source: UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2011 Edition
   
 

India Foreign Exchange Earnings (in US$ million)

  Foreign Exchange Earnings (in US$ million) Percentage( %) Change
Month 2008# 2009# 2010 # 2009/2009 2010/2009
January 1382 941 1215 -31.9% 29.1%
February 1305 923 1434 -29.3% 55.4%
March 1248 867 1209 -30.5% 39.4%
April 943 811 1013 -14.0% 24.9%
May 711 669 951 -5.9% 42.2%
June 796 796 1020 0.0% 28.1%
July 904 1028 1163 13.7% 13.1%
August 845 851 992 0.7% 16.6%
September 689 785 1015 13.9% 29.3%
October 873 1028 1175 17.8% 14.3%
November 1005  1185 1448 17.9% 22.2%
December 1046 1510 1558 44.4% 3.2%
Total 11747 11394 14193 -3.0% 24.6%

# Advance Estimates

 
   
 

Month-wise Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in US$ million) from Tourism in India, 2007-2009

  FEE (in US$ Million) Percentage( %) Change
Month 2007* 2008# 2009 # 2008/2007 2009/2008
January 1064 1382 941 29.9 -31.9
February 996 1305 923 31.0 -29.3
March 938 1248 867 33.0 -30.5
April 780 943 811 20.9 -14.0
May 617 711 669 15.2 -5.9
June 691 796 796 15.2 0.0
July 848 904   6.6  
August 760 845   11.2  
September 640 689   7.7  
October 959 873   -9.0  
November 1149 1005   -12.5  
December 1287 1046   -18.7  
Total 10729 11747   9.5  
Sub-total (Jan-June) 5086 6385 5007 25.5@ -21.6 @

* Revised Estimates, # Provisional Estimates, @ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India

 
       
 

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) 2009

Month FEE (in US$ million)
January 941
February 923
March 867
April 811
May 669
June 796
July 1028
August 851
September 785
October 1028
November 1185

Source: Ministry of Tourism, Government of India

 

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in US$ Million) from Tourism in India, 1996-2009

Year

FEE from Tourism in India (in US$ Million)

Percentage(%) change over the previous year

1996 2832 9.6
1997 2889 2.0
1998 2948 2.0
1999 3009 2.1
2000 3460 15.0
2001 3198 -7.6
2002 3103 -3.0
2003 4463 43.8
2004 6170 38.2
2005 7493 21.4
2006 8634 15.2
2007* 10729 24.3
2008# 11747 9.5
2009#
(Jan-June)
5007 - 21.6 @

*Revised Estimates, # Provisional Estimates,
@ Growth rate over Jan-June, 2008
Source: (i) Reserve Bank of India, for 1996 to
2007
(ii) Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, for
2008 & 2009

       
 
    Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE)
  (in US$ Million) from Tourism in India,
  1996-2008
 
Year FEE from Tourism in India
(in US$ Million)
Percentage(%) change over the previous year
1996 2832 9.6
1997 2889 2.0
1998 2948 2.0
1999 3009 2.1
2000 3460 15.0
2001 3198 -7.6
2002 3103 -3.0
2003 4463 43.8
2004 6170 38.2
2005 7493 21.4
2006* 8634 15.2
2007* 10729 24.3
2008#
(Jan-June)
6385 25.5@

*Revised Estimates, # Advance Estimates,
@Growth rate over Jan-June, 2007

Source: (i) Reserve Bank of India, for 1996 to 2007
        (ii) Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, for 2008

 
Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) (in Rs Crore)
1996-2008
Year FEE from Tourism in India(in Rs Crore) Percentage(%) change over the previous year
1996 10046 19.2
1997 10511 4.6
1998 12150 15.6
1999 12951 6.6
2000 15626 20.7
2001 15083 -3.5
2002 15064 -0.1
2003 20729 37.6
2004 27944 34.8
2005 33123 18.5
2006* 39025 17.8
2007* 44360 13.7
2008#
(Jan-June)
25825 18.2@
- Revised Estimates,# Advance Estimates,@ Growth rate over Jan-Jun, 2007
Source: 1. Reserve Bank of India, for 1996-2007
2. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, for 2008
 
       
     
 
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