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India - Tourism Indicators 17.91M

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

17.91M (2019)

Global rank

##29 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1995

8.43×

Ranking Race — Tourism Indicators

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55199520002005201020152020#52#292014 overtook Japan2017 overtook Singapore
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Real annual global ranks, 1995 - 2020. India climbed from #52 to #29 (overtook Japan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2014
Overtook Japan in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2017
Overtook Singapore in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

Tourism Indicators, 1995-2019

World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1995200020052010201520192.12M7.39M12.65M17.91M
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