India vs South Korea: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

India
12.57 billion current US$
in 2020
South Korea
16.16 billion current US$
in 2020
India rank
8th
South Korea rank
6th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • India
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 16.16 billion current US$ against 12.57 billion current US$ in India, a difference of 3.58 billion current US$.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times India's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

India ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 6th of 191 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.39 billion current US$ 5.83 billion current US$ 4.44 billion current US$ South Korea
2000s 5.73 billion current US$ 13.79 billion current US$ 8.07 billion current US$ South Korea
2010s 15.66 billion current US$ 25.62 billion current US$ 9.96 billion current US$ South Korea
2020s 12.57 billion current US$ 16.16 billion current US$ 3.58 billion current US$ South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, India or South Korea?
South Korea, at 16.16 billion current US$ against 12.57 billion current US$ in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between India and South Korea?
3.58 billion current US$, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do India and South Korea rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
India ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (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
238 places, 5,590 data points, 1995–2020
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.