France vs Sub-Saharan Africa: International tourism, expenditures

France
31.19 billion current US$
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
38.07 billion current US$
in 2019
France rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
25th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B60.0B199520072020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 38.07 billion current US$ against 31.19 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 6.88 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.2 times France's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 43.89 billion current US$ 22.32 billion current US$ 21.57 billion current US$ France
2010s 53.26 billion current US$ 30.23 billion current US$ 23.03 billion current US$ France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 38.07 billion current US$ against 31.19 billion current US$ in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6.88 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
France ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.