France

Visitor characteristics
- Most trips are by those aged 25-44, but the cohort of 45-54
- Almost three-in-five holiday visitors from France (excluding British nationals) are making a repeat trip to Britain (within ten years)
- 30% of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) visitors from France are British nationals
- 98% of departing visitors (excluding British nationals) are ‘likely’ or ‘extremely likely’ to recommend a visit to Britain
Popular activities
Global context
Measure | 2019 |
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International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 50.5 |
Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 5 |
Number of outbound visits (m) | 55.8 |
Most visited destination | Spain |
Key demographic and economic data
Measure | 2021 |
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Population (m) | 67.4 |
GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 42,206 |
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 0.8 |
Annual GDP growth (%) | 6.2 |