India has been ranked 36th out of 119 countries in the recently released World Economic Forum (WEF) Tourism Development Index 2024.
The United States of America was ranked 1st while India was ranked highest in South Asia.
Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024
The Travel and Tourism Development Index is a biennial report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The first index was published in 2022.
Previously, the WEF published the Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), every two years since 2007. Tourism competitiveness index has been replaced by tourism development index.
The Travel and Tourism Development Index compares and measures a set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable and resilient development of the travel and tourism industry, which plays a role in a country’s development.
The Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024 was prepared in collaboration with the University of Surrey, England.
This year, 119 countries were ranked in the index.
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India’s overall score in the 2024 index
In the 2024 index, India’s overall score is 4.25. India performed well in high price competitiveness (18th in the world), competitive air transport (26th), as well as land and port (25th) infrastructure.
India ranked 6th in natural resources, 9th in cultural resources and 9th in non-leisure resources. India is one of three countries to secure a top 10 ranking across all resource pillars.
World Economic Forum (WEF)
The World Economic Forum is a non-profit international think tank founded by German Klaus Schwab from Germany in 1971 to promote public-private cooperation.
According to WEF, it is a platform that brings together government, non-governmental organizations, businesses, academics and other stakeholders to find common solutions to global problems.
