The United States, the United Kingdom, and Bangladesh were the top three source nations for foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India in 2022, according to official data.

The Indian Ministry of Tourism released the information in a statement on World Tourism Day, according to PTI.

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India recorded 6.19 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2022, up from 1.52 million in 2021, it said.

During the pre-pandemic year 2019, India had 10.93 million FTAs. The tourism industry has shown promising indications of recovery following the pandemic, according to Union Minister of Tourism G Kishan Reddy, who stated this in a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha in April.

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The Ministry of Tourism further stated that India got Rs 1,34,543 crore (USD 16.93 billion) in foreign exchange revenues, a "remarkable increase" from Rs 65,070 crore in 2021.

In addition, India's share of foreign tourist receipts in US dollars is 2.08 percent. According to the report, India ranks 14th in the world in terms of tourist receipts.

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The Delhi airport formed 31.21 percent of the top eight ports for FTAs in India in 2022, the report also said.