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Country Intelligence // KOR
South Korea
Northeast Asia · KRW
Total T&T GDP · 2025 est.
$79.4B
4.2% of economy · vs 2024: +8.8%
VERIFIED
Intl. spending · 2024
$24.2B
2.9% of exports
VERIFIED
Jobs · 2025 est.
1.5M
5.3% of total jobs · vs 2024: +7.1%
VERIFIED
10-yr CAGR → 2035
+2.4%
total T&T GDP, real 2024 USD
VERIFIED
Total T&T GDP · 2025 estimate → 2035 forecast
Source: WTTC EIR 2025 · real 2024 USD
WTTC publishes only bracket years — 2024 actual, 2025 estimate, and 2035 forecast. The line between 2025 and 2035 is illustrative; intermediate years are not observed.
Source markets (inbound)
2024
- #1China28%
- #2Japan20%
- #3🌐Taiwan, China9%
- #4United States8%
- #5🌐Hong Kong, SAR China3%
- —Rest of world32%
Outbound destinations
2024
- #1Japan29%
Visitor spending split
2024
International 46.7%53.3% Domestic
Leisure 83.0%17.0% Business
Global rankings
Absolute · Relative · Growth 2024 · 2025→2035
Direct T&T GDP
#28#169#68#150Total T&T GDP
#19#167#76#133Direct employment
#40#164#38#107Total employment
#32#158#36#92Visitor exports
#23#149#51#124Capital investment
#18#162#157#95Environmental & social · 2023
vs. 2019
GHG economy share
4.1% ↓ from 4.5%
GHG intensity
0.69 kgCO2e/$ ↓ from 0.8 kgCO2e/$
Energy mix — fossil
88.1%
low-carbon 9.4% · biofuels 2.6%
Tax contribution
$24.1B
3.8% of gov. revenue
Employment — direct shares
47.3% female
youth 14.2% · high-wage 1.5%