Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

3.2 FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS TO INDIA
Foreign tourist arrivals to India, which were 1.28 million in 1981, have reached a level of 4.45 million in
2006 showing an average annual growth of 5.5% during 1981- 2006. The foreign tourist arrivals to India
during 2006 were 4.45 million as compared to 3.92 million in 2005. During the year 2006, India witnessed
a growth of 13.5% over 2005 in foreign tourist arrivals. The annual growth in foreign tourist arrivals to
India registered during the last four years, i.e. 2003 to 2006, has been above 13%. The growth in foreign
tourist arrivals to India during the eighties & nineties did not follow any consistent pattern. While 3
years, viz. 1986, 1992 and 1995, saw double-digit growth, there was negative growth in the years 1984,
1990, 1991, 1993 and 1998.
Table 3.2.1 gives the number of foreign tourist arrivals to India in the years 1981 to 2006 and the
percentage change over the previous year. The country-wise details of foreign tourist arrivals to India
from 2004 to 2006 are given in Table 3.2.2.
TABLE 3.2.1
FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS TO INDIA, 1981-2006
Year Foreign Tourist Arrivals Annual Growth %
1981 1279210 2.0
1982 1288162 0.7
1983 1304976 1.3
1984 1193752 -8.5
1985 1259384 5.5
1986 1451076 15.2
1987 1484290 2.3
1988 1590661 7.2
1989 1736093 9.1
1990 1707158 -1.7
1991 1677508 -1.7
1992 1867651 11.3
1993 1764830 -5.5
1994 1886433 6.9
1995 2123683 12.6
1996 2287860 7.7
1997 2374094 3.8
1998 2358629 -0.7
1999 2481928 5.2
2000 2649378 6.7
2001 2537282 -4.2
2002 2384364 -6.0
2003 2726214 14.3
2004 3457477 26.8
2005 3918610 13.3
2006 4447167 13.5
2007 5081504 14.3
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