European Union vs South Korea: International tourism, expenditures

European Union
375.55 billion current US$
in 2019
South Korea
16.70 billion current US$
in 2020
European Union rank
1st
South Korea rank
8th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • European Union
  • South Korea
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B199520072020

How they compare

European Union currently reports 375.55 billion current US$ against 16.70 billion current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 358.85 billion current US$.

That makes European Union's figure about 22.5 times South Korea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 8th of 2 regions.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 198.52 billion current US$ 6.57 billion current US$ 191.94 billion current US$ European Union
2000s 258.99 billion current US$ 15.24 billion current US$ 243.75 billion current US$ European Union
2010s 340.96 billion current US$ 28.21 billion current US$ 312.75 billion current US$ European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, European Union or South Korea?
European Union, at 375.55 billion current US$ against 16.70 billion current US$ in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between European Union and South Korea?
358.85 billion current US$, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and South Korea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do European Union and South Korea rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
European Union ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 8th of 2 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.