France vs United States of America: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

France
27.76 billion current US$
in 2020
United States of America
35.81 billion current US$
in 2020
France rank
4th
United States of America rank
3rd

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • France
  • United States of America
25.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B199520072020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 35.81 billion current US$ against 27.76 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 8.05 billion current US$.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times France's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

France ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 191 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 19.12 billion current US$ 53.43 billion current US$ 34.31 billion current US$ United States of America
2000s 30.60 billion current US$ 71.72 billion current US$ 41.12 billion current US$ United States of America
2010s 43.79 billion current US$ 103.87 billion current US$ 60.07 billion current US$ United States of America
2020s 27.76 billion current US$ 35.81 billion current US$ 8.05 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 for travel items, France or United States of America?
United States of America, at 35.81 billion current US$ against 27.76 billion current US$ in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between France and United States of America?
8.05 billion current US$, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
France ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.