Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in France
France: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in France, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in France stood at 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in France peaked at 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
That places France 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in France, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +54.3% | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 105 Costa Rica 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Ghana 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Tunisia 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Bulgaria 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in France?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in France was 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does France rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- France ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.