₹557.51 crore spent on PM Modi's visits to 77 countries since 2021, most in 2025
His trips have resulted in 316 agreements across various sectors, with the highest spending in 2025 at ₹187.83 crore for 23 countries.
In the fiscal year 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 23 international visits cost the Indian government ₹187.83 crore, marking the highest expenditure to date. This was mainly attributed to a trip to the United States and France, among other nations. Between 2021 and 2026, Modi's overseas trips have amassed a total expenditure of ₹557.51 crore across 77 countries. The Ministry of External Affairs reported that only the expenses for a France visit in June for the G20 summit and bilateral talks were yet to be compiled.
The state minister for external affairs, Pabitra Margherita, provided these figures in response to questions from Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh and CPI MP V Sivadasan in the Rajya Sabha. Among the 2026 visits, the most expensive was a meeting with Norway, costing ₹17.46 crore, followed by trips to Israel, Seychelles, and Sweden. On a year-over-year basis, India received a total foreign direct investment (FDI) of $381.8 billion during this period.
The five most expensive trips in 2025 were to France, Brazil, the US, Saudi Arabia, and China. In 2024, Modi visited 17 countries for ₹109.51 crore, with the US, Italy, Russia, Poland, and Singapore incurring the highest costs. In 2023, visits to 11 countries cost ₹93.63 crore, with the US, Japan, France, and Papua New Guinea leading in expenditure.
In 2022, visits to 10 countries were spent on ₹55.83 crore, with Germany and Japan being the most expensive destinations. Lastly, in 2021, Modi's visits to four countries led to an expenditure of ₹36.12 crore, including trips to the US and the UK.
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