German and French visitors to China

The graph shows the number of visitors to China from Germany and France between 2000 and 2009. Overall, the number of visitors to China from France in the first period was only higher than the number of visitors from Germany in 2000.

The biggest average in number of visitors to China was from Germany. It started from 200,000 visitors and slightly increased to reach 280,000 visitors in 2002. Between 2002 and 2003 the number of visitors jumped sharply, reaching 550,000 visitors and held steady with same number of visitors in 2004. From 2004 to 2007 the number of visitors dropped sharply to 250,000 visitors. After that, it slightly increased to 350,000 visitors in the end of the period.

The number of French visitors started with 280,000 visitors in 2000 then it sharply decreased from 2000 to 2004. Between 2002 and 2003 the number of visitors shot up, reaching 490,000 visitors. Then, it slightly decreased until 2007 and reached 200,000 visitors. The number of visitors slightly increased to 290,000 visitors in 2009.

In conclusion, the graph shows that in 2003 both German and French visitors to China reached the peak, although the total number of German visitors was higher than those from France.