Tourism is one of the most rapidly growing sectors in India. Statistics suggest that tourism generated Rs 16.91 lakh crore and contributed 9.2% of India's GDP in 2018.Tourism employs 8.1% of India’s working class. The sector is anticipated to grow at a yearly rate of about 7% to ₹32.05 lakh crore by 2028. In October 2015, India's health tourism sector was estimated to be worth 3 billion US$, and it was estimated to grow to 7–8 billion US$ by 2020. In 2014, more than 184,195 foreign patients travelled to India to seek medical treatment. More than 10.93 million foreign tourists arrived in India in 2019 compared to 10.56 million in 2018, indicating a growth of more than 3.2%. Local tourists visits in all states and union territories numbered 1,036.33 million in 2012, an increase of 16.5% from 2011. In 2014, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh were the most popular states for tourists. Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Jaipur and Agra were the five most visited cities of India by foreign tourists during the year 2015.