Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in South Korea
South Korea: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 22.00 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Korea, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 22.00 billion current US$ for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Korea peaked at 25.46 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.32 billion current US$, in 1997.
South Korea ranks 27th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.67 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 6.35 billion current US$ | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 6.32 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.26 billion current US$ | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 8.34 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.53 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 7.92 billion current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 7.62 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.00 billion current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 8.22 billion current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 8.28 billion current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.44 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.25 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 13.44 billion current US$ | +45.3% |
| 2009 | 13.26 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.31 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 17.33 billion current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 18.73 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 19.46 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.39 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 18.71 billion current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 20.92 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 17.17 billion current US$ | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 23.10 billion current US$ | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 25.46 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 11.52 billion current US$ | -54.7% |
| 2021 | 11.43 billion current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 14.97 billion current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 20.53 billion current US$ | +37.2% |
| 2024 | 22.00 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 22.00 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 3.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 22.00 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 913.53 million current US$, 24.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.19 billion current US$ | 6.32 billion current US$ | 8.34 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.20 billion current US$ | 7.00 billion current US$ | 13.44 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.76 billion current US$ | 14.31 billion current US$ | 25.46 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.09 billion current US$ | 11.43 billion current US$ | 22.00 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
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- 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 international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Korea?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Korea was 22.00 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.46 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.32 billion current US$ in 1997.
- How does South Korea rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- South Korea ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
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.