Expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports fell 47.0% to 3.08% in South Korea in 2020, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports in South Korea reached an all time high of 6.24% in 2002 and an all time low of 3.08% in 2020.
South Korea has been ranked 57th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports, 46 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (As % of Total Imports) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | % | 3.74% | 4.13% | 4.60% | 5.04% | 4.94% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 10.1% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 10.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | 3.16% | 3.60% | 4.06% | 3.89% | 4.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 2.89% | 2.88% | 3.37% | 3.08% | 3.03% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 17.2% | 14.8% | 14.3% | 13.7% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 12.9% | 13.6% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 11.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 4.07% | 5.23% | 5.87% | 5.81% | 5.86% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 3.46% | 4.15% | 5.09% | 5.12% | 5.08% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.87% | 5.22% | 5.43% | 5.45% | 5.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.74% | 2.11% | 2.47% | 2.28% | 2.41% |
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