China (People’s Republic of) vs France: International tourism, receipts

China (People’s Republic of)
27.75 billion current US$
in 2004
France
35.96 billion current US$
in 2020
China (People’s Republic of) rank
5th
France rank
3rd

International tourism, receipts over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • France
20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B199520072020

How they compare

France currently reports 35.96 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 8.20 billion current US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th and France ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) France Difference Ahead
1990s 15.01 billion current US$ 44.55 billion current US$ 29.55 billion current US$ France
2000s 20.91 billion current US$ 43.46 billion current US$ 22.55 billion current US$ France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, China (People’s Republic of) or France?
France, at 35.96 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between China (People’s Republic of) and France?
8.20 billion current US$, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and France?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2004.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and France rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th and France ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
International tourism, receipts (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, 4,930 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.