China vs France: International tourism, expenditures

China
21.36 billion current US$
in 2004
France
31.19 billion current US$
in 2020
China rank
7th
France rank
4th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • China
  • France
020.0B40.0B60.0B199520072020

How they compare

France currently reports 31.19 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 9.83 billion current US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times China's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

China ranks 7th and France ranks 4th of 192 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China France Difference Ahead
1990s 11.62 billion current US$ 31.63 billion current US$ 20.01 billion current US$ France
2000s 16.80 billion current US$ 32.05 billion current US$ 15.25 billion current US$ France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, China or France?
France, at 31.19 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between China and France?
9.83 billion current US$, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2004.
How do China and France rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
China ranks 7th and France ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,778 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.