According to a survey conducted among visitor arrivals in South Korea in 2022, around 15.5 percent of foreign visitors that year were American nationals. This made them the largest inbound tourist group, followed by nationals from Singapore, Mainland China, and Japan.
Distribution of international visitors in South Korea in 2022, by nationality
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KCTI. (May 31, 2023). Distribution of international visitors in South Korea in 2022, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/624722/south-korea-visitors-by-nationality/
KCTI. "Distribution of international visitors in South Korea in 2022, by nationality." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624722/south-korea-visitors-by-nationality/
KCTI. (2023). Distribution of international visitors in South Korea in 2022, by nationality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624722/south-korea-visitors-by-nationality/
KCTI. "Distribution of International Visitors in South Korea in 2022, by Nationality." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624722/south-korea-visitors-by-nationality/
KCTI, Distribution of international visitors in South Korea in 2022, by nationality Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624722/south-korea-visitors-by-nationality/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Distribution of international visitors in South Korea in 2022, by nationality [Graph], KCTI, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/624722/south-korea-visitors-by-nationality/