Hong Kong vs Republic of Korea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad
Hong Kong
28.54 billion current US$
in 2024
Republic of Korea
31.42 billion current US$
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
16th
Republic of Korea rank
13th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad over time
- Hong Kong
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 31.42 billion current US$ against 28.54 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, a difference of 2.88 billion current US$.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 16th and Republic of Korea ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, Hong Kong or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 31.42 billion current US$ against 28.54 billion current US$ in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad between Hong Kong and Republic of Korea?
- 2.88 billion current US$, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Republic of Korea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Republic of Korea rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Hong Kong ranks 16th and Republic of Korea ranks 13th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.