Republic of Korea vs United Arab Emirates: International tourism, expenditures

Republic of Korea
16.70 billion current US$
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
15.09 billion current US$
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 16.70 billion current US$ against 15.09 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.62 billion current US$.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 15.24 billion current US$ 6.83 billion current US$ 8.41 billion current US$ Republic of Korea
2010s 28.21 billion current US$ 15.99 billion current US$ 12.22 billion current US$ Republic of Korea
2020s 16.70 billion current US$ 15.09 billion current US$ 1.62 billion current US$ Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Republic of Korea or United Arab Emirates?
Republic of Korea, at 16.70 billion current US$ against 15.09 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates?
1.62 billion current US$, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Republic of Korea ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.