KATHMANDU: Nepal welcomed a total of 1 million 158 thousand 459 foreign tourists during 2025, a slight increase from the previous year.

Altogether 1 million 147 thousand 548 visitors had visited Nepal in 2024, reported the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).

The NTB broke down the numbers of foreign tourists visiting Nepal this year, according to which, Indian tourists constituted the highest number at 292,438 followed by Americans at 112,316.

Similarly, Nepal attracted 58,684 Chinese tourists during last year while 57,545 tourists arrived in Nepal from the UK.

Likewise, altogether 49,357 visitors came to Nepal from Bangladesh, 37,550 from Australia, 30,243 from Sri Lanka, 30,227 from Thailand and 24,763 from Germany in 2025, said the NTB.

In last December alone, 98,190 foreigners arrived in Nepal, stated the NTB.

Earlier, according to the NTB, the highest number of foreign tourists to enter Nepal was in 2019 with a whooping 1,197,191 tourists.