France FR: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 82,570,000.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 84,452,000.000 Person for 2015. France FR: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 76,888,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84,452,000.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 60,033,000.000 Person in 1995. France FR: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Historical dataset showing French Polynesia tourist spending by year from 1995 to 2016.

France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data was reported at 6.853 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.056 % for 2015. France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 8.508 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.874 % in 2000 and a record low of 6.853 % in 2016. France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. 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. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.; Weighted average;

Between 2014 and 2016, the Normandy region recorded *** million tourist arrivals from Île-de-France on average each year. At the same time, the region recorded an average of *** million departures of its residents to the Pays de la Loire region each year.

Wine tourism in France generated more than ************ euros in revenue in 2016. In that year, the country recorded roughly ** million enotourists, with international travelers accounting for ** percent of total visits.

Between 2014 and 2016, the Brittany region recorded ********* tourist arrivals from Pays de la Loire on average each year. At the same time, the region recorded an average of *********** departures of its residents to the Pays de la Loire region each year.

France FR: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 40.552 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.269 USD bn for 2015. France FR: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 31.843 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.762 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 16.358 USD bn in 1995. France FR: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. 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.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Between 2014 and 2016, the Corsica region recorded *** million tourist arrivals from Île-de-France on average each year. At the same time, the region recorded an average of *** million departures of its residents to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region each year.

France FR: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 50.883 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 52.959 USD bn for 2015. France FR: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 52.123 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.001 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 27.402 USD bn in 1997. France FR: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. 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.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

This statistic presents the ranking of the most visited French cities (excluding Paris) by French tourists in 2016, according to the number of nights spent in hotels. That year, around 3.5 million overnight stays were spent by French tourists in the city of Marseille, in pole position in this ranking. Lyon was not far behind with more than 3.4 million hotel nights spent there.

It appears that the majority of tourists visiting France are Europeans. In 2018, there were over ** million visitors coming from Europe to France, compared to **** million from the rest of the globe. Geographical and cultural proximity might explain why most tourists in France are from other European countries. In 2017, France welcomed more than ***** million foreign visitors.

France is popular among British tourists

Even though the number of foreign tourists coming from outside Europe to France has increased since 2010, Europeans remain the largest of visitors to the country. Among them, British people represented the biggest inbound travel market for France, ahead of countries such as Germany and Benelux. In 2017, there were more than **** million tourists from the United Kingdom in France. A lot of British tourists in France visit Paris, as well as the Provence-Alpes d’Azur region (the French Riviera). On its own, the French capital welcomed nearly *** million tourists from the UK in 2016.

And where do French people go in Europe?

In 2017, more than ** percent of trips took in France were domestic. The French are one of the EU nations spending more time in their own country for holidays, alongside with Spaniards. However, French people do travel, and just like their neighbors, they mainly go to Europe. Because of their Mediterranean climate and their lower prices, Italy, Portugal and Spain are the preferred foreign destinations of French tourists during summer. Thus, Spain received nearly ** million French visitors in 2018.

France FR: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 49.024 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 47.453 USD bn for 2015. France FR: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 38.972 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.446 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 17.490 USD bn in 1997. France FR: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

France FR: International Tourism: Number of Departures data was reported at 26,483,000.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26,648,000.000 Person for 2015. France FR: International Tourism: Number of Departures data is updated yearly, averaging 22,360,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28,103,000.000 Person in 2007 and a record low of 16,709,000.000 Person in 1999. France FR: International Tourism: Number of Departures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Between 2014 and 2016, the Pays de la Loire region recorded *** million tourist arrivals from Île-de-France on average each year. At the same time, the region recorded an average of * million departures of its residents to the Brittany region each year.

This statistic shows the expenditure of French tourists in 2016, by sector of spending. It highlights that French tourists spent a total of over ** billion euros on accommodation, transportation, packages etc. for travel in 2016.

Between 2014 and 2016, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region recorded *** million tourist arrivals from Île-de-France on average each year. At the same time, the region recorded an average of * million departures of its residents to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region each year.

France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 42.644 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 44.830 USD bn for 2015. France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 44.389 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.404 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 27.402 USD bn in 1997. France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in French Polynesia was reported at 12.07 % in 2016, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. French Polynesia - International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 8.239 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.129 USD bn for 2015. France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 8.161 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.972 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 3.708 USD bn in 1995. France FR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The number of international tourist arrivals in France increased by *** percent in 2024 over the previous year, reaching *** million, the highest figure reported by the destination to date. Both before and after the impact of COVID-19, France was the country with the highest number of international tourist arrivals worldwide, ahead of Spain and the United States. What are the leading inbound travel markets in France? In 2023, Germany was the leading inbound travel market in France based on tourist arrivals, accounting for ** percent of arrivals by international travelers. That year, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Italy followed in the ranking. What are the preferred destinations for French outbound travelers? When looking at the distribution of outbound tourist departures from France, Spain and Italy stood out as the leading destinations in 2023, together representing nearly **** out of 10 trips abroad by French travelers. That year, the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Germany were other popular outbound travel markets.