Korea vs Singapore: International tourism, expenditures

Korea
16.70 billion current US$
in 2020
Singapore
25.35 billion current US$
in 2018
Korea rank
8th
Singapore rank
6th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Korea
  • Singapore
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B199520072020

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 25.35 billion current US$ against 16.70 billion current US$ in Korea, a difference of 8.64 billion current US$.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 6.57 billion current US$ 4.29 billion current US$ 2.28 billion current US$ Korea
2000s 15.24 billion current US$ 10.39 billion current US$ 4.85 billion current US$ Korea
2010s 27.42 billion current US$ 23.42 billion current US$ 4.00 billion current US$ Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Korea or Singapore?
Singapore, at 25.35 billion current US$ against 16.70 billion current US$ in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Korea and Singapore?
8.64 billion current US$, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Korea ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.