France vs United States of America: International tourism, expenditures

France
31.19 billion current US$
in 2020
United States of America
48.84 billion current US$
in 2020
France rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • France
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 48.84 billion current US$ against 31.19 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 17.64 billion current US$.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times France's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

France ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 192 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 24.79 billion current US$ 67.93 billion current US$ 43.13 billion current US$ United States of America
2000s 37.97 billion current US$ 97.34 billion current US$ 59.37 billion current US$ United States of America
2010s 53.26 billion current US$ 147.86 billion current US$ 94.61 billion current US$ United States of America
2020s 31.19 billion current US$ 48.84 billion current US$ 17.64 billion current US$ United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, France or United States of America?
United States of America, at 48.84 billion current US$ against 31.19 billion current US$ in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between France and United States of America?
17.64 billion current US$, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
France ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.