Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Korea
South Korea: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Korea, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Korea peaked at 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 127th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -52.7% | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 124 Angola 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 New Zealand 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Burundi 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 Paraguay 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Israel 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Panama 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Korea?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in South Korea was 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- South Korea ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.