Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in South Korea
South Korea: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in South Korea, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in South Korea stood at 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in South Korea peaked at 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places South Korea 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 32% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 143 Chad 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Djibouti 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Mozambique 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Cuba 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Cameroon 0.0106 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in South Korea?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in South Korea was 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- South Korea ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.