International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in France
France: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 27.76 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in France, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
France recorded 27.76 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 45.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in France peaked at 50.51 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.36 billion current US$, in 1995.
France ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in France, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.36 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 17.75 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 17.49 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 18.82 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 25.20 billion current US$ | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 22.54 billion current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 22.61 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 23.78 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 28.07 billion current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 29.47 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 31.35 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 32.35 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 37.90 billion current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 40.93 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 36.99 billion current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 38.30 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 44.73 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 39.84 billion current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 42.18 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 48.78 billion current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 39.52 billion current US$ | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 40.44 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 44.19 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 49.46 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 50.51 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.76 billion current US$ | -45.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 27.76 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16 billion current US$, 23.9× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- France's 27.76 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 billion current US$, 24.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -45.0% | 50.51 billion current US$ | 27.76 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.12 billion current US$ | 16.36 billion current US$ | 25.20 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.60 billion current US$ | 22.54 billion current US$ | 40.93 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.79 billion current US$ | 38.30 billion current US$ | 50.51 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.76 billion current US$ | 27.76 billion current US$ | 27.76 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 China 130.50 billion current US$ compare
- 2 Germany 38.75 billion current US$ compare
- 3 United States 35.81 billion current US$ compare
- 5 United Kingdom 21.70 billion current US$ compare
- 6 South Korea 16.16 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Belgium 13.04 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 378.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 428.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in France?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in France was 27.76 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 50.51 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.36 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does France rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- France ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.