In 2023, nearly seven million outbound tourists from South Korea traveled to Japan, making it the most popular tourist destination that year. Other popular destinations that year included Vietnam and Thailand, with about 3.6 million and 1.7 million Korean tourists each.
Number of outbound tourists from South Korea in 2023, by destination (in 1,000s)
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- Premium Statistic Number of outbound tourist departures South Korea 2003-2023
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Financial information
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- Premium Statistic Outbound tourism expenditure over imports of goods and services South Korea 1995-2021
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Korea Tourism Organization. (March 5, 2024). Number of outbound tourists from South Korea in 2023, by destination (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142544/south-korea-top-destinations-outbound-tourism/
Korea Tourism Organization. "Number of outbound tourists from South Korea in 2023, by destination (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142544/south-korea-top-destinations-outbound-tourism/
Korea Tourism Organization. (2024). Number of outbound tourists from South Korea in 2023, by destination (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142544/south-korea-top-destinations-outbound-tourism/
Korea Tourism Organization. "Number of Outbound Tourists from South Korea in 2023, by Destination (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142544/south-korea-top-destinations-outbound-tourism/
Korea Tourism Organization, Number of outbound tourists from South Korea in 2023, by destination (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142544/south-korea-top-destinations-outbound-tourism/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of outbound tourists from South Korea in 2023, by destination (in 1,000s) [Graph], Korea Tourism Organization, March 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142544/south-korea-top-destinations-outbound-tourism/