South Korea vs Low & middle income: International tourism, expenditures

South Korea
16.70 billion current US$
in 2020
Low & middle income
480.46 billion current US$
in 2019
South Korea rank
8th
Low & middle income rank
7th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • South Korea
  • Low & middle income
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B500.0B199520072020

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 480.46 billion current US$ against 16.70 billion current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 463.76 billion current US$.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 28.8 times South Korea's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 7th of 192 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 15.24 billion current US$ 170.53 billion current US$ 155.28 billion current US$ Low & middle income
2010s 28.21 billion current US$ 396.89 billion current US$ 368.68 billion current US$ Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, South Korea or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 480.46 billion current US$ against 16.70 billion current US$ in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between South Korea and Low & middle income?
463.76 billion current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Low & middle income?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
South Korea ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.