Korea - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Korea was 13.42 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 28.40 in 2002, while its lowest value was 3.86 in 1976.

Definition: Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1976 3.86
1977 5.09
1978 6.51
1979 11.56
1980 9.35
1981 10.68
1982 15.84
1983 13.91
1984 14.27
1985 16.74
1986 14.97
1987 12.89
1988 19.49
1989 27.61
1990 26.90
1991 26.32
1992 23.61
1993 23.40
1994 24.25
1995 24.56
1996 25.28
1997 23.69
1998 14.13
1999 17.95
2000 21.35
2001 23.05
2002 28.40
2003 24.88
2004 24.54
2005 25.88
2006 26.85
2007 26.00
2008 19.57
2009 18.36
2010 19.36
2011 19.41
2012 19.08
2013 19.74
2014 20.13
2015 22.54
2016 24.29
2017 25.07
2018 26.41
2019 25.05
2020 15.43
2021 13.42

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Korea was 8.63 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 33.62 in 1989, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 1982.

Definition: Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 18.01
1977 13.29
1978 10.05
1979 7.42
1980 7.35
1981 7.28
1982 7.00
1983 8.69
1984 9.69
1985 13.19
1986 24.18
1987 25.85
1988 33.36
1989 33.62
1990 29.29
1991 25.50
1992 22.85
1993 21.06
1994 18.51
1995 21.09
1996 19.54
1997 16.75
1998 25.18
1999 24.23
2000 20.99
2001 20.73
2002 19.12
2003 14.97
2004 13.39
2005 11.47
2006 10.03
2007 8.55
2008 10.69
2009 13.47
2010 12.37
2011 13.65
2012 12.87
2013 13.93
2014 15.60
2015 15.18
2016 17.81
2017 14.90
2018 17.91
2019 20.10
2020 11.47
2021 8.63

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments