Europe & Central Asia vs Republic of Korea: International tourism, expenditures

Europe & Central Asia
547.49 billion current US$
in 2019
Republic of Korea
16.70 billion current US$
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia rank
5th
Republic of Korea rank
8th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Republic of Korea
0200.0B400.0B600.0B199520072020

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 547.49 billion current US$ against 16.70 billion current US$ in Republic of Korea, a difference of 530.79 billion current US$.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 32.8 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 39 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 242.65 billion current US$ 5.55 billion current US$ 237.09 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2000s 335.19 billion current US$ 15.24 billion current US$ 319.95 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2010s 500.80 billion current US$ 28.21 billion current US$ 472.59 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Europe & Central Asia or Republic of Korea?
Europe & Central Asia, at 547.49 billion current US$ against 16.70 billion current US$ in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Europe & Central Asia and Republic of Korea?
530.79 billion current US$, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Republic of Korea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Republic of Korea rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Republic of Korea ranks 8th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,778 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.