Belgium vs France: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Belgium
13.04 billion current US$
in 2020
France
27.76 billion current US$
in 2020
Belgium rank
7th
France rank
4th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • Belgium
  • France
10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B199520072020

How they compare

France currently reports 27.76 billion current US$ against 13.04 billion current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 14.72 billion current US$.

That makes France's figure about 2.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 7th and France ranks 4th of 191 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
1990s 8.54 billion current US$ 19.12 billion current US$ 10.59 billion current US$ France
2000s 14.21 billion current US$ 30.60 billion current US$ 16.39 billion current US$ France
2010s 18.66 billion current US$ 43.79 billion current US$ 25.14 billion current US$ France
2020s 13.04 billion current US$ 27.76 billion current US$ 14.72 billion current US$ France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Belgium or France?
France, at 27.76 billion current US$ against 13.04 billion current US$ in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Belgium and France?
14.72 billion current US$, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Belgium ranks 7th and France ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (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
238 places, 5,590 data points, 1995–2020
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.