Korea vs Thailand: Travel services
Korea
19.5%
in 2025
Thailand
19.2%
in 2025
Korea rank
104th
Thailand rank
106th
Travel services over time
- Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Korea currently reports 19.5% against 19.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Thailand ahead.
Korea ranks 104th and Thailand ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 20.1% | 13.1% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 16.7% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.3% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 16.0% | 8.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.5% | 4.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.4% | 2.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Korea or Thailand?
- Korea, at 19.5% against 19.2% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Korea and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Thailand?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Thailand rank globally for travel services?
- Korea ranks 104th and Thailand ranks 106th 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.