Nepal Tourism
Arrivals, revenue, and visitor composition
Tourist Arrivals (2024)
🏛Nepal Tourism Board / MoCTCA1,100,000
▲5.0% YoY
Revenue (2024)
🏛Nepal Tourism Board / MoCTCA$752
Avg Spend per Tourist (2023)
🏛Nepal Tourism Board / MoCTCA$693
Avg Stay Days (2023)
🏛Nepal Tourism Board / MoCTCA12.5
Tourist Arrivals (Annual)
arrivals
🏛Nepal Tourism Board / MoCTCAUpdated: Dec 1, 2025
Source: Nepal Tourism Board / MoCTCA. 2015: Gorkha earthquake (-55%). 2020-21: COVID-19 (near collapse). 2023 recovery to 1.04M. 2024 estimate: 1.1M.
Tourism Revenue (USD millions)
USD millions
🏛Nepal Tourism Board / MoCTCAUpdated: Dec 1, 2025
Revenue from international tourist arrivals. Source: MoCTCA annual tourism statistics.
Top Source Countries 2023
🇮🇳India
174,78016.7%
🇺🇸USA
66,8006.4%
🇱🇰Sri Lanka
58,4005.6%
🇨🇳China
42,2004%
🇬🇧United Kingdom
51,2004.9%
🇩🇪Germany
43,8004.2%
🇦🇺Australia
34,6003.3%
🇫🇷France
31,5003%
🇰🇷South Korea
30,2002.9%
🇯🇵Japan
28,4002.7%
Source: Nepal Tourism Board / MoCTCA 2023 Annual Statistics
Purpose of Visit 2023
Holiday Recreation
40.2%
Trekking Mountaineering
21.8%
Pilgrimage
14.5%
Business
8.3%
Visiting Friends
7.1%
Conference Seminar
4.2%
Others
3.9%