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 tourists | ≈5M* | Receiving-side reconstruction; no unified official 2025 series |
| China → Russia | 1.36M +33.6% | 2025; visa-free from Sept 2025 | |
| Policy | visa-free expansion | China waiver Sept 2025; e-visa widening | |
| Outbound | Travel imports (BoP) | $49.7bn +31% | CBR, 2025 — 2nd best in 25 years |
| Tourist trips | 13.4M +15.6% | Border Service, 2025; −12.8% vs 2019 | |
| All border crossings | 31.5M +8% | Border Service, 2025 | |
| Travel deficit | ≈$40.8bn* | Widest in the series; credit $8.9bn +17% |
02 — TIO coverage of Russia
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.