European Union vs France: International tourism, receipts

European Union
432.15 billion current US$
in 2019
France
35.96 billion current US$
in 2020
European Union rank
1st
France rank
3rd

International tourism, receipts over time

  • European Union
  • France
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B199520072020

How they compare

European Union currently reports 432.15 billion current US$ against 35.96 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 396.19 billion current US$.

That makes European Union's figure about 12.0 times France's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 1st and France ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union France Difference Ahead
1990s 191.10 billion current US$ 44.55 billion current US$ 146.54 billion current US$ European Union
2000s 263.19 billion current US$ 51.49 billion current US$ 211.70 billion current US$ European Union
2010s 375.32 billion current US$ 66.08 billion current US$ 309.25 billion current US$ European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, European Union or France?
European Union, at 432.15 billion current US$ against 35.96 billion current US$ in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between European Union and France?
396.19 billion current US$, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and France?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do European Union and France rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
European Union ranks 1st and France ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.