Israel vs South Korea: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Israel
20.1%
in 2025
South Korea
19.5%
in 2025
Israel rank
99th
South Korea rank
102nd
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Israel
- South Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 20.1% against 19.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 102nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.5% | 7.0% | 24.5% | Israel |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 16.1% | 13.6% | Israel |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 23.4% | 3.9% | Israel |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 24.2% | 1.1% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 22.4% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 17.1% | 1.5% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Israel or South Korea?
- Israel, at 20.1% against 19.5% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Israel and South Korea?
- 0.6%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for travel services?
- Israel ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 102nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.