Hong Kong vs South Korea: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps

Hong Kong
22.46 billion current US$
in 2024
South Korea
22.00 billion current US$
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
26th
South Korea rank
27th

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps over time

  • Hong Kong
  • South Korea
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B199520092024

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 22.46 billion current US$ against 22.00 billion current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 454.70 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Korea ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 27th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 7.30 billion current US$ 8.30 billion current US$ 1.00 billion current US$ South Korea
2000s 13.47 billion current US$ 9.20 billion current US$ 4.27 billion current US$ Hong Kong
2010s 37.97 billion current US$ 19.76 billion current US$ 18.22 billion current US$ Hong Kong
2020s 10.23 billion current US$ 16.09 billion current US$ 5.86 billion current US$ South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps, Hong Kong or South Korea?
Hong Kong, at 22.46 billion current US$ against 22.00 billion current US$ in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps between Hong Kong and South Korea?
454.70 million current US$, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
Hong Kong ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 27th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 4,637 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.