France vs United Kingdom: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 27.76 billion current US$ against 21.70 billion current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 6.06 billion current US$.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.12 billion current US$ | 30.88 billion current US$ | 11.76 billion current US$ | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 30.60 billion current US$ | 59.99 billion current US$ | 29.39 billion current US$ | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 43.79 billion current US$ | 65.39 billion current US$ | 21.60 billion current US$ | United Kingdom |
| 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?
- France, at 27.76 billion current US$ against 21.70 billion current US$ in United Kingdom as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between France and United Kingdom?
- 6.06 billion current US$, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- France ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.