How Much Did the Indian Government Spend on PM Narendra Modi’s Foreign Trips?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's overseas visits are a key part of India's diplomatic outreach, covering bilateral meetings, multilateral summits, trade discussions and strategic engagements. Parliamentary papers have disclosed the expenditure incurred on these official foreign visits, offering a year-wise breakdown of costs from 2021 to 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's overseas visits are a key part of India's diplomatic outreach, covering bilateral meetings, multilateral summits, trade discussions and strategic engagements. Parliamentary papers have disclosed the expenditure incurred on these official foreign visits, offering a year-wise breakdown of costs from 2021 to 2026. While figures for 2026 remain partially provisional as some bills are still being settled, the Sansad data provides an overview of the spending on the Prime Minister's international tours.
PM Modi Foreign Visits Expenditure in 2026
The parliamentary papers show that PM Modi visited several countries across Asia, Europe and the Indian Ocean region during 2026.
Country-Wise Expenditure
- Malaysia (February 7 to 8): INR 5.57 crore
- Israel (February 25 to 26): INR 11.92 crore
- UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy (May 15 to 20):
- UAE: INR 1.98 crore
- Netherlands: INR 3.60 crore
- Sweden: INR 6.33 crore
- Norway: INR 17.47 crore
- Italy: INR 4.24 crore
- France and Slovak Republic (June 13 to 18):
- Slovak Republic: INR 4.77 crore
- France: Bills still under compilation
- Seychelles (June 27 to 29): INR 8.22 crore
- Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand (July 6 to 11):
- Indonesia: INR 3.87 crore
- Australia: INR 1.18 crore
- New Zealand: INR 5.44 crore
Note: Several 2026 figures are marked as final only after the settlement of all bills.
PM Modi Foreign Visit Expenses: Year-Wise Cost of Overseas Tours From 2021 to 2026
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PM Modi Foreign Visits Expenditure in 2025
Prime Minister Modi undertook diplomatic visits across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. How Much Did PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Visits Cost in 2026?
Major Visits
- France: INR 25.60 crore
- USA: INR 16.55 crore
- Mauritius: INR 3.06 crore
- Thailand: INR 4.93 crore
- Sri Lanka: INR 4.46 crore
- Saudi Arabia: INR 15.54 crore
- Cyprus: INR 7.18 crore
- Canada: INR 5.31 crore
- Croatia: INR 4.65 crore
- Ghana: INR 4.69 crore
- Trinidad and Tobago: INR 4.80 crore
- Argentina: INR 6.65 crore
- Brazil: INR 17.72 crore
- Namibia: INR 4.20 crore
- United Kingdom: INR 9.92 crore
- Maldives: INR 8.63 crore
- China: INR 10.60 crore
- Japan: INR 8.55 crore
- Bhutan: INR 4.45 crore
- South Africa: INR 7.70 crore
- Jordan: INR 4.95 crore
- Oman: INR 4.58 crore
- Ethiopia: INR 3.11 crore
The France and USA visit, along with the Latin America and Africa tour, recorded some of the highest expenditures during the year. PM Narendra Modi-Anthony Albanese Selfie Goes Viral After India-Australia Leaders' Summit in Melbourne (Watch).
PM Modi Foreign Visits Expenditure in 2024
Major official visits included:
- UAE: INR 5.32 crore
- Qatar: INR 3.14 crore
- Bhutan: INR 4.50 crore
- Italy: INR 14.37 crore
- Austria: INR 4.35 crore
- Russia: INR 5.35 crore (July) and INR 10.75 crore (October)
- Poland: INR 10.10 crore
- Ukraine: INR 2.52 crore
- Brunei Darussalam: INR 5.02 crore
- Singapore: INR 7.75 crore
- USA: INR 15.34 crore
- Lao PDR: INR 3.01 crore
- Nigeria: INR 4.46 crore
- Brazil: INR 5.52 crore
- Guyana: INR 5.46 crore
- Kuwait: INR 2.55 crore
PM Modi Foreign Visits Expenditure in 2023
Major overseas visits included:
- Japan: INR 17.19 crore
- Australia: INR 6.07 crore
- Papua New Guinea: INR 8.58 crore
- USA: INR 22.90 crore
- Egypt: INR 2.69 crore
- France: INR 13.75 crore
- UAE: INR 1.45 crore
- South Africa: INR 6.11 crore
- Greece: INR 6.98 crore
- Indonesia: INR 3.62 crore
- UAE (November): INR 4.29 crore
The USA visit remained the costliest overseas tour during 2023.
PM Modi Foreign Visits Expenditure in 2022
Official visits included:
- Germany: INR 9.44 crore
- Denmark: INR 5.47 crore
- France: INR 1.95 crore
- Nepal: INR 0.80 crore
- Japan (May): INR 8.69 crore
- Germany (June): INR 14.47 crore
- UAE: INR 1.65 crore
- Uzbekistan: INR 1.57 crore
- Japan (September): INR 7.08 crore
- Indonesia: INR 4.70 crore
PM Modi Foreign Visits Expenditure in 2021
Following pandemic-related travel restrictions, overseas visits were limited.
- Bangladesh: INR 1.01 crore
- USA: INR 19.63 crore
- Italy: INR 6.90 crore
- United Kingdom: INR 8.57 crore
The United States visit was the most expensive foreign trip undertaken by the Prime Minister during 2021.
What Do These Expenditures Cover?
According to official government practice, expenditure on the Prime Minister's foreign visits generally includes travel, accommodation, logistics, transportation, security arrangements, venue-related expenses and other official costs associated with the Prime Minister and the accompanying delegation.
Parliamentary Data on PM Modi's Foreign Visits
The expenditure figures are sourced from parliamentary papers submitted by the Government of India. While data for 2021 to 2025 is largely complete, several entries for 2026 remain provisional because the final expenditure will be known only after the settlement and compilation of all pending bills, particularly for the France visit and certain multi-country tours.
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