01 — The two ledgers, headline read
The full two-ledger treatment — destinations, corridors, the 2026 pulse and the evidence ladder — lives in the outbound dossier. This file carries the headline rows of each ledger on their stated perimeters, plus the complete TIO coverage of the country.
| Ledger | Measure | Value | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inbound | Foreign tourist arrivals | ≈9.2M | Ministry of Tourism, 2024 perimeter; 2025 provisional series open |
| International receipts | ≈$31bn | UN Tourism, 2024 | |
| Airport scale | Delhi 78.2M · Mumbai 55.5M pax | 2025; 16.3M international at Mumbai | |
| Outbound | Departures 2025 | 32.71M +5.9% | Bureau of Immigration (provisional) |
| Travel debit | $35.0bn +81.3% vs 2019 | UN Tourism, 2024 — No.10 worldwide | |
| LRS travel remittances | $16.44bn FY25-26 | RBI; −3.1% YoY, 56.7% of all LRS | |
| Leisure share | 43.5% of departures | ≈14.2M leisure trips* |
02 — TIO coverage of India
Everything the office publishes on the country, one click away:
Sources. Headline figures are carried from the TIO outbound dossier of this market, where each sits on its stated perimeter with its full evidence ladder: CTD · CTA · NIA · SAFE · WTTC (China) / Bureau of Immigration · RBI · UN Tourism · JNTO (India) / CBR balance of payments · Border Service · ATOR (Russia). Cells marked * are our derivations, labelled in place. Read the dossier for the complete sourcing.