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France invested $51.7 billion in travel and tourism capital expenditure in 2024 — 7.3% of total national capex. WTTC EIR 2025 classifies the demand momentum as steady, with the sector ranked 4th among 42 panel economies and a ten-year forecast share of GDP at 9.4% in 2035.
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$51.7 billion tourism capex (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
T&T capex (2024)
$51.7 billion
Share of total national capex
7.3%
Capex rank
4th of 42
Demand momentum
Steady
GDP share forecast (2035)
9.4%
Tourism YoY growth (2024)
5.1%
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
France's $51.7 billion 2024 tourism capex represents 7.3% of national capital formation. WTTC's forward outlook for France carries a steady demand-momentum label, the agency's most actionable forward signal.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WTTC EIR 2025 classifies France's tourism momentum as steady. The sector accounts for 7.3% of national capex and ranks 4th of 42 panel economies.
$51.7 billion of capital expenditure flowed into France's travel and tourism sector in 2024 (WTTC EIR 2025).
WTTC projects France's tourism share of GDP to reach 9.4% by 2035, up from 9.1% in 2024.
Tourism GDP grew 5.1% year-over-year in 2024 in France, and demand momentum is rated steady by WTTC EIR 2025.
France ranks 4th of 42 economies on tourism capex share. Combined with a 9.1% GDP share and steady momentum, it offers a mature, defensive allocation in the global tourism asset class.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025 — France, p. 1). Last accessed 2026-05-11. No figures are estimated, modelled, or AI-generated — DataGreat's narrator is locked to WTTC values verbatim.
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