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Korea, Rep. International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)
What is Korea, Rep.'s international tourism, expenditures for travel items (current us$)? As of 2020, it's 16.2B USD Mn, down from 23.2B USD Mn in 2014.
| Label | International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 23192000000 USD Mn |
| 2015 | 25270000000 USD Mn |
| 2016 | 27243000000 USD Mn |
| 2017 | 31691000000 USD Mn |
| 2018 | 35133000000 USD Mn |
| 2019 | 32739000000 USD Mn |
| 2020 | 16157000000 USD Mn |
Data Source: World Bank and Wantstats Repository
Korea, Rep. International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$): Key Points
- Measured in 2020, Korea, Rep.'s international tourism, expenditures for travel items sits at 16.16B current US$. The series opened at 23.19B current US$ in 2014, making the full move a 30% fall.
- 2015-2018: shoots up to 35.13B current US$ (+51%).
- 2019: down to 32.74B current US$ (-7%).
- 2020: caves in to 16.16B current US$ (-51%).
- 2020: The pandemic wipes out tourism here too — 32.74B to 16.16B current US$ (~51%), as border closures froze international travel nearly everywhere.
- 2020: Ends the series at 16.16B current US$ — 30.3% below the 2014 baseline.
The COVID Travel Shutdown, Explained
No consistent direction here means no reliable forecast either. Whatever caused the last move up or down, it hasn't been strong enough to hold for long.
This isn't a local tourism failure — 2020 saw international travel come to a near-total stop worldwide as borders closed. Almost every country's tourism numbers show the same collapse in this exact year.
This series reflects Korea, Rep.'s official reporting via the linked source. Statistics of this kind are typically benchmarked against periodic censuses or surveys, with intervening years estimated.
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