France travel receipts from Japan
France travel receipts from Japan stood at 51 EUR million in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Tourism demand and travel receipts table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2013 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Tourism demand and travel receipts table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel receipts: spending by foreign visitors in France | 9,313 | 9,354 | 9,010 | 8,010 | 7,345 | 5,275 | 4,951 | 5,417 | 5,612 | 4,230 | |
| Japan | 51 | 52 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 61 | 51 | 66 | 48 | 45 | |
| Netherlands | 556 | 597 | 404 | 346 | 311 | 170 | 155 | 146 | 137 | 96 |
Understanding france travel receipts from Japan
Long-haul inbound financial flows aggregate monetary expenditures made by visitors whose primary residence is located in the East Asian island nation. The indicator captures outlays on hotels, organized tours, dining, and retail merchandise by these specific tourists throughout their stay in the destination country. Spending originating from any other international market is excluded from this specific bilateral account.
Analyzing this dataset requires evaluating exchange rate movements between the local currency and the yen, which can distort reported revenue trends independently of visitor volumes. Because travel from this origin often involves complex multi-country itineraries, local spending may not align neatly with broader national arrival statistics. Preliminary figures derived from credit card processing and border sampling are subject to regular administrative revisions. Analysts should focus on medium-term trends rather than single-month data points to evaluate market performance accurately.
Frequently asked questions
- Whose expenditures are tracked in this specific row?
- Only financial transactions made by permanent residents of Japan are tallied here.
- How do exchange rates influence the reported figures?
- Variations in currency values can make spending appear higher or lower when converted into euros.
- Why might spending figures diverge from overall visitor counts?
- Multi-destination travel patterns mean visitors may spend varying proportions of their total trip budget locally.