The renewed emphasis on tourism, mainly in the sphere of infrastructure development has been well complimented by the recent statistics of tourist inflow as briefly depicted below:
Tourist arrival |
Domestic |
International |
2004-05 |
22,86,630 |
7,285 |
2005-06 |
24,67,656 |
10,782 |
2006-07 |
32,68,657 |
11,151 |
2007-08 |
34,36,484 |
13,105 |
2008-09 |
36,17,306 |
14,426 |
2009-10 |
39,98,706 |
14,533 |
2010-11 |
40,50,924 |
15,157 |
2011-12 |
43,39,485 |
16,400 |
2012-13 |
45,11,407 |
17,542 |
2013-14 |
45,11,407 |
17,542 |
2014-15 |
46,84,527 |
17,638 |
2015-16 |
48,35,492 |
21,725 |
2016-17 |
54,91,507 |
24,673 |
2017-18 |
56,42,950 |
26,320 |
2018-19 |
60,27,002 |
41,209 |
2019-20 |
51,46,307 |
18,594 |
2020-21 |
13,51,690 |
347 |
2021-22 |
17,01,701 |
1,231 |
2022-23 |
98,12,195 |
18,946 |
2023-24 |
70,41,206 |
26,129 |
Source: Directorate of Tourism