{"id":1289439,"date":"2025-01-10T11:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T06:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1289439"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T06:15:01","slug":"indian-passport-loses-5-spots-in-henley-passport-index-drops-to-85th-rank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/indian-passport-loses-5-spots-in-henley-passport-index-drops-to-85th-rank\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Passport Loses 5 Spots In Henley Passport Index: Drops To 85th Rank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Henley Passport Index, compiled by Henley &amp; Partners, evaluates global passport rankings based on visa-free access to destinations. It uses exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), covering 199 passports and 227 destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>India<\/strong>: Ranked 85th in 2025, down from 80th in 2024. India&#8217;s best performance was 71st in 2006, and its lowest was 90th in 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pakistan and Bangladesh<\/strong>: Ranked 103rd and 100th, respectively, reflecting slight declines from 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Singapore<\/strong>: Retained the top spot for the second consecutive year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Japan<\/strong>: Ranked 2nd after sharing the top spot with Singapore in 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Indian-Passport.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Passport Loses 5 Spots In Henley Passport Index: Drops To 85th Rank\" class=\"wp-image-1289451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Indian-Passport.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Indian-Passport-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Indian-Passport-768x357.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Global Trends in Passport Mobility<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 rankings revealed significant shifts over the past decade:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Biggest Fallers<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>United States<\/strong>: Dropped from 2nd in 2015 to 9th in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venezuela<\/strong>: Fell from 48th to 54th.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>: Once ranked 1st in 2015, now sits at 5th.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Canada<\/strong>: Dropped from 4th to 7th.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Biggest Climbers<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>China<\/strong>: Climbed from 94th in 2015 to 60th in 2025, gaining access to 40 more destinations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Investment Migration Trends<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Henley &amp; Partners reported a surge in interest for alternative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/india-news\/india-s-ranking-drops-to-85th-in-henley-passport-index-singapore-tops-125010901201_1.html\">citizenship and residency programs<\/a>, especially from U.S. nationals, who accounted for 21% of all applications in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Juerg Steffen, CEO of Henley &amp; Partners, noted:<br>\u201cInvestors and wealthy families are adopting geopolitical arbitrage strategies, acquiring additional residence or citizenship options to hedge against risks and optimize financial and lifestyle outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Observations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The U.S. experienced the second-largest decline in rankings over the past decade, signaling a shift in global mobility dynamics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China\u2019s rise in rankings highlights its growing global connectivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The drop in India&#8217;s ranking underscores challenges in enhancing global mobility for Indian citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Henley Passport Index continues to serve as a critical reference for assessing passport power and global mobility trends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Henley Passport Index, compiled by Henley &amp; Partners, evaluates global passport rankings based on visa-free access to destinations. It uses exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), covering 199 passports and 227 destinations. Global Trends in Passport Mobility The 2025 rankings revealed significant shifts over the past decade: Investment Migration Trends Henley [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":1289451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[6908],"class_list":["post-1289439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-henley-passport-index"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Indian Passport Loses 5 Spots In Henley Passport Index: Drops To 85th Rank - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/indian-passport-loses-5-spots-in-henley-passport-index-drops-to-85th-rank\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Indian Passport Loses 5 Spots In Henley Passport Index: Drops To 85th Rank - Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile &amp; Startups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Henley Passport Index, compiled by Henley &amp; Partners, evaluates global passport rankings based on visa-free access to destinations. 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