India received 7.4 million foreign tourists in 2014 with a growth of 7.1 per cent, as compared to the Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of 6.98 million with a growth of 5.9 per cent in 2013 over 2012. Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in rupee terms during January- December 2014 were Rs.1,20,083 crore with a growth of 11.5 per cent, as compared to the FEE of Rs.1,07,671 crore with a growth of 14 per cent during January- December 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.
FEE from tourism in terms of US$ during January- December 2014 were US$ 19.657 billion with a growth of 6.6 per cent, as compared to US$ 18.445 billion with a growth of 4 per cent during January- December 2013 over the corresponding period of 2012.
Meanwhile, FTAs during the Month of December 2014 was 8.77 lakh as compared to FTAs of 8.22 lakh during the month of December 2013 and 7.53 lakh in December 2012. There has been a growth of 6.8 per cent in December 2014 over December 2013. FEEs during the month of December 2014 were Rs.12,875 crore as compared to Rs.11,994 crore in December 2013 and Rs.10,549 crore in December 2012.
The percentage share of FTAs in India during December 2014 among the top 15 source countries was highest from USA (17.62%), followed by UK (11.44%), Bangladesh (10.22%), Canada (4.81%), Australia (4.75%), Russian Federation (3.91%), Malaysia (3.65%), Germany (2.58%), Sri Lanka (2.54%), China (2.25%), Japan (2.21%), France (2.19%), Singapore (2.11%), Pakistan (1.94%) and Thailand(1.62%).
FEEs in US$ terms during the month of December 2014 were US$ 2.051 billion as compared to FEEs of US$ 1.936 billion during the month of December 2013 and US$ 1.931 billion in December 2012. The growth rate in FEEs in US$ terms in December 2014 over December 2013 was growth of 5.9 per cent compared to a growth of 0.3 per cent in December 2013 over December 2012.
