Tourist Arrivals in South Korea decreased to 1518292 in December from 1596939 in November of 2025. Tourist Arrivals in South Korea averaged 688580.06 from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1820332.00 in August of 2025 and a record low of 29415.00 in April of 2020. source: Korea Tourism Organization

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	8740.00	12170.00	USD Million	Jan 2026
Capital Flows	23771.60	8468.90	USD Million	Dec 2025
Current Account	18700.00	12900.00	USD Million	Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP	5.30	1.80	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	65850.00	69580.00	USD Million	Jan 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
Exports YoY	33.90	13.30	percent	Jan 2026
External Debt	738080.90	735572.70	USD Million	Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	15385801.00	7567697.00	USD Thousand	Dec 2025
Gold Reserves	104.45	104.45	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	57100.00	57400.00	USD Million	Jan 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Imports YoY	11.70	4.60	percent	Jan 2026
Terms of Trade	101.81	98.32	points	Jan 2026
Terrorism Index	0.58	0.00	Points	Dec 2024
Tourism Revenues	2031.70	1890.80	USD Million	Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals	1518292.00	1596939.00		Dec 2025
Weapons Sales	964.00	631.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2024