Kathmandu: Nepal welcomed a total of 1.158 million foreign tourists in 2025, according to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). Visitors arrived from various countries throughout the year, marking a modest increase from 1.147 million tourists in 2024.
In December alone, 98,190 tourists entered the country. Among them, 30,093 were from India, followed by 8,680 from China, 6,605 from the United States, 4,980 from Bangladesh, 4,419 from Australia, 4,234 from Thailand, 3,793 from the United Kingdom, 2,758 from Myanmar, and 2,429 from Malaysia.
For the entire year, Nepal received 292,438 tourists from India, while the United States accounted for 112,316 visitors. Other major source countries included China (58,684), the United Kingdom (57,545), Bangladesh (49,357), Australia (37,550), Sri Lanka (30,243), Thailand (30,227), and Germany (24,763), according to NTB statistics.
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