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Visitor Arrivals, Korean Departures, Int'l Tourism Receipts & Expenditures
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Visitor Arrivals, Korean Departures, Int'l Tourism Receipts & Expenditures(1961-)
| Year
|
Visitor Arrivals
(Number)
|
Korean Departures
(Number)
|
Tourism Receipts
(US$ 1,000)
|
Tourism Expenditures
(US$ 1,000)
|
Balance
(US$ 1,000)
|
| 1961
|
11,109(28.1)
|
10,242(-8.9)
|
1,353
|
2,374
|
-1,021
|
| 1962
|
15,184(36.7)
|
10,242(-8.9)
|
4,632(242.4)
|
2,166(-8.8)
|
2,466
|
| 1963
|
22,061(45.3)
|
11,860(15.8)
|
5,212(12.5)
|
2,276(5.1)
|
2,936
|
| 1964
|
24,953(13.1)
|
20,486(72.7)
|
15,704(201.3)
|
2,381(4.6)
|
13,323
|
| 1965
|
33,464(34.1)
|
19,796(-3.4)
|
20,798(32.4)
|
1,662(-30.2)
|
19,136
|
| 1966
|
67,965(103.1)
|
35,095(77.3)
|
32,494(56.2)
|
3,193(92.1)
|
29,301
|
| 1967
|
84,216(23.9)
|
40,374(15.0)
|
33,817(4.1)
|
8,396(163.0)
|
25,421
|
| 1968
|
102,748(22.0)
|
67,381(66.9)
|
35,454(4.8)
|
10,487(24.9)
|
24,967
|
| 1969
|
122,686(19.4)
|
72,311(7.3)
|
32,809(-7.5)
|
10,964(4.5)
|
21,845
|
| 1970
|
173,335(41.3)
|
73,569(1.7)
|
46,772(42.6)
|
12,424(13.3)
|
34,348
|
| 1971
|
232,795(34.3)
|
76,701(4.3)
|
52,383(12.0)
|
14,808(19.2)
|
37,575
|
| 1972
|
370,656(59.2)
|
84,245(9.8)
|
83,011(58.5)
|
12,570(-15.1)
|
70,441
|
| 1973
|
679,221(83.2)
|
101,295(20.2)
|
269,434(224.6)
|
16,984(35.1)
|
252,450
|
| 1974
|
517,590(-23.8)
|
121,573(20.0)
|
158,571(-41.1)
|
27,618(62.6)
|
130,953
|
| 1975
|
632,846(22.3)
|
129,378(6.4)
|
140,629(-11.3)
|
30,709(11.2)
|
109,920
|
| 1976
|
834,239(31.8)
|
164,727(27.3)
|
275,011(95.6)
|
46,234(50.6)
|
228,777
|
| 1977
|
949,666(13.8)
|
209,698(27.3)
|
370,030(34.6)
|
102,714(122.2)
|
267,316
|
| 1978
|
1,079,396(13.7)
|
259,578(23.8)
|
408,106(10.3)
|
208,019(102.5)
|
200,087
|
| 1979
|
1,126,100(4.3)
|
295,546(13.9)
|
326,006(-20.1)
|
405,284(94.8)
|
-79,278
|
| 1980
|
976,415(-13.3)
|
338,840(14.6)
|
369,300(13.3)
|
349,600(-13.7)
|
19,700
|
| 1981
|
1,093,214(12.0)
|
436,025(28.7)
|
447,600(21.2)
|
439,000(25.6)
|
8,600
|
| 1982
|
1,145,044(4.7)
|
499,707(14.6)
|
502,300(12.2)
|
632,200(44.0)
|
-129,900
|
| 1983
|
1,194,551(4.3)
|
493,461(-1.2)
|
596,200(18.7)
|
555,400(-12.1)
|
40,800
|
| 1984
|
1,297,318(8.6)
|
493,108(-0.1)
|
673,500(13.0)
|
576,300(3.8)
|
97,200
|
| 1985
|
1,426,045(9.9)
|
484,155(-1.8)
|
784,300(16.5)
|
605,900(5.1)
|
178,400
|
| 1986
|
1,659,972(16.4)
|
454,974(-6.0)
|
1,547,500(97.3)
|
613,000(1.2)
|
934,500
|
| 1987
|
1,874,501(12.9)
|
510,538(12.2)
|
2,212,500(43.0)
|
617,600(0.8)
|
1,594,500
|
| 1988
|
2,340,462(24.9)
|
725,176(42.0)
|
3,115,700(40.8)
|
1,204,500(95.0)
|
1,911,200
|
| 1989
|
2,728,054(16.6)
|
1,213,112(67.3)
|
3,311,000(6.3)
|
2,356,000(95.6)
|
955,000
|
| 1990
|
2,958,839(8.5)
|
1,560,923(28.7)
|
3,161,100(-4.5)
|
2,768,000(17.5)
|
393,100
|
| 1991
|
3,196,340(8.0)
|
1,856,018(18.9)
|
2,855,700(-9.7)
|
3,213,600(16.1)
|
-357,900
|
| 1992
|
3,231,081(1.1)
|
2,043,299(10.1)
|
2,689,500(-5.8)
|
3,212,500(0.0)
|
-523.000
|
| 1993
|
3,331,226(3.1)
|
2,419,930(18.4)
|
2,929,500(8.9)
|
3,235,900(0.7)
|
-306,400
|
| 1994
|
3,580,024(7.5)
|
3,154,326(30.3)
|
3,316,500(13.2)
|
3,567,900(10.3)
|
-251,400
|
| 1995
|
3,753,197(4.8)
|
3,818,740(21.1)
|
5,060,200(52.6)
|
5,342,600(49.7)
|
-282,400
|
| 1996
|
3,683,779(-1.8)
|
4,649,251(21.7)
|
4,855,400(-4.0)
|
6,354,300(18.9)
|
-1,498,900
|
| 1997
|
3,908,140(6.1)
|
4,542,159(-2.3)
|
4,710,200(-3.0)
|
5,829,800(-8.3)
|
-1,119,600
|
| 1998
|
4,250,216(8.8)
|
3,066,926(-32.5)
|
6,865,400(45.8)
|
2,640,300(-54.7)
|
4,225,100
|
| 1999
|
4,659,785(9.6)
|
4,341,546(41.6)
|
6,801,900(-0.9)
|
3,975,400(50.6)
|
2,826,500
|
| 2000
|
5,321,792(14.2)
|
5,508,242(26.9)
|
6,811,300(0.1)
|
6,174,000(55.3)
|
637,300
|
| 2001
|
5,147,204(-3.3)
|
6,084,476(10.5)
|
6,373,200(-6.4)
|
6,547,000(6.0)
|
-173,800
|
| 2002
|
5,347,468(3.9)
|
7,123,407(17.1)
|
5,918,800(-7.1)
|
9,037,900(38.0)
|
-3,119,100
|
| 2003
|
4,752,762(-11.1)
|
7,086,133(-0.5)
|
5,343,400(-9.7)
|
8,248,100(-8.7)
|
-2,904,700
|
| 2004
|
5,818,138(22.4)
|
8,825,585(24.5)
|
6,053,100(13.3)
|
9,856,400(19.5)
|
-3,803,300
|
| 2005
|
6,022,752(3.5)
|
10,080,143(14.2)
|
5,793,000(-4.3)
|
12,025,000(22.0)
|
-6,232,000
|
| 2006
|
6,155,046(2.2)
|
11,609,879(15.2)
|
5,697,400(-1.7)
|
14,294,500(18.9)
|
-8,597,100
|
| 2007
|
6,448,240(4.8)
|
13,324,977(14.8)
|
6,071,400(6.6)
|
16,931,500(18.4)
|
-10,860,100
|
| 2008
|
6,890,841(6.9)
|
11,996,094(-10.0)
|
9,696,100(59.7)
|
14,571,700(-13.9)
|
-4,875,600
|
| 2009
|
7,817,533(13.4)
|
9,494,111(-20.9)
|
9,767,200(0.7)
|
11,035,700(-24.3)
|
-1,268,500
|
| 2010
|
8,797,658(12.5)
|
12,488,364(31.5)
|
10,290,500(5.4)
|
14,277,700(29.4)
|
-3,987,200
|
| 2011
|
9,794,796(11.3)
|
12,693,733(1.6)
|
12,347,200(20.0)
|
15,530,800(8.8)
|
-3,183,600
|
| 2012
|
11,140,028(13.7)
|
13,736,976(8.2)
|
13,356,700(8.2)
|
16,494,500(6.2)
|
-3,137,800
|
| 2013
|
12,175,550(9.3)
|
14,846,485(8.1)
|
14,524,800(8.7)
|
17,340,700(5.1)
|
-2,815,900
|
| 2014
|
14,201,516(16.6)
|
16,080,684(8.3)
|
17,711,800(21.9)
|
19,469,900(12.3)
|
-1,758,100
|
| 2015
|
13,231,651(-6.8)
|
19,310,430(20.1)
|
* 15,177,100(-14.3)
|
* 21,271,800(9.3)
|
* -6,094,700
|
* : Estimate