More than 10 lakh foreign tourists visited India in January, around eight per cent higher than the corresponding month last year. In a statement, tourism ministry said, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in January, 2018 was 10.66 lakh as compared to 9.83 lakh in January, 2017, and 8.45 lakh in January, 2016. The highest percentage of tourists came from Bangladesh (16.36 per cent) followed by the US (14.10 per cent), the UK (10.81 per cent), Canada (4.63 per cent) and the Russian Federation (4.49 per cent). The ministry compiles monthly estimates of foreign tourists arrivals including those with e-tourist visas, on the basis of their nationality and the port. The estimates are based on data received from the Bureau of Immigration.