France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

France
27.76 billion current US$
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
21.70 billion current US$
in 2020
France rank
4th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
5th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B199520072020

How they compare

France currently reports 27.76 billion current US$ against 21.70 billion current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 6.06 billion current US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

France ranks 4th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 19.12 billion current US$ 30.88 billion current US$ 11.76 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 30.60 billion current US$ 59.99 billion current US$ 29.39 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 43.79 billion current US$ 65.39 billion current US$ 21.60 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 27.76 billion current US$ 21.70 billion current US$ 6.06 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, France or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
France, at 27.76 billion current US$ against 21.70 billion current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
6.06 billion current US$, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
France ranks 4th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.