Cuba vs Korea: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Cuba
1.1%
in 2020
Korea
1.2%
in 2024
Cuba rank
148th
Korea rank
146th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 148th and Korea ranks 146th of 191 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 1.4% | 4.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 1.1% | 4.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Cuba or Korea?
- Korea, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Cuba and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Korea rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 148th and Korea ranks 146th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.