South Korea vs United States: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 35.81 billion current US$ against 16.16 billion current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 19.65 billion current US$.
That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times South Korea's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.83 billion current US$ | 53.43 billion current US$ | 47.60 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2000s | 13.79 billion current US$ | 71.72 billion current US$ | 57.93 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2010s | 25.62 billion current US$ | 103.87 billion current US$ | 78.24 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2020s | 16.16 billion current US$ | 35.81 billion current US$ | 19.65 billion current US$ | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, South Korea or United States?
- United States, at 35.81 billion current US$ against 16.16 billion current US$ in South Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between South Korea and United States?
- 19.65 billion current US$, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- South Korea ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.