S. Korea's tourism balance swings to deficit in July after 4 months of surplus

This will let Google show Yonhap news articles that match or are related to your search

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tourism balance swung back to a deficit in July after posting surpluses for four consecutive months, industry data showed Sunday.

The balance posted a deficit of US$50.3 million in July, reversing a surplus of $596.6 million in June, according to the data from the Korea Tourism Organization.

Total tourism spending by South Koreans overseas reached $2.67 billion in July, exceeding the $2.62 billion spent by foreign visitors in the country, the data showed.

South Korea's tourism balance had remained in the red for 72 consecutive months, since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to disrupt international travel. It returned to a surplus in March this year and stayed in the black through June before slipping back into a deficit in July.

Market watchers attributed the improvement in the tourism balance earlier this year in part to a series of major K-pop events by supergroup BTS that drew foreign visitors to South Korea while calling for concerted efforts to develop attractive cultural content to draw more foreign travelers.

Tourists visit the "hanok" village in central Seoul, in this file photo taken July 28, 2026. (Yonhap)

ejkim@yna.co.kr (END)

S. Korea's tourism balance hits record surplus since pandemic: data

Foreign spending accounts for 1.17 pct of S. Korean GDP in 2025: report

BTS performs at iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas

Prince Harry to send congratulatory video message for S. Korean sports event for wounded veterans

(URGENT) Pentathlete Seong Seung-min wins S. Korea's 1st gold at Asian Games

Girl group Fin.K.L to resume full-group activities after 21 years

(LEAD) S. Korea picks Texas power plant as 1st U.S. investment project

(2nd LD) Land mine explodes at DMZ during military operation over suspected N. Korean minefield: JCS

S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold consultations over N. Korea's latest missile launches

(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(Asiad) Swimmers lament decision not to award medals to relay heat participants

No. of foreigners in S. Korea reaches 2.8 mln in Aug.

S. Korea again highlights humanitarian handling of N. Korean POWs

New Russian ambassador to N. Korea takes up post in Pyongyang

(LEAD) Highways congested on Chuseok holiday as people return home

N. Koreans cheer at men's football quarter final

Lee at South Korea-Mexico biz forum

Lee, first lady meet with Mexican K-pop fans

S. Korea's tourism balance swings to deficit in July after 4 months of surplus

这将使谷歌能够向您展示与您的搜索匹配或相关的韩联社新闻文章。

首尔，9月27日（韩联社）——行业数据显示，韩国旅游业在连续四个月实现盈余后，7月份再次出现逆差。

根据韩国旅游发展局的数据，7 月份韩国旅游发展局的财政收支出现 5030 万美元的赤字，扭转了 6 月份 5.966 亿美元的盈余局面。

数据显示，7月份韩国人在海外旅游的总支出达到26.7亿美元，超过了外国游客在韩国的旅游支出26.2亿美元。

自2020年3月新冠疫情开始扰乱国际旅行以来，韩国旅游收支连续72个月处于亏损状态。今年3月，韩国旅游收支恢复盈余，并保持到6月，但在7月再次出现赤字。

市场观察人士将今年早些时候旅游收支的改善部分归功于超级组合 BTS 举办的一系列大型 K-pop 活动，这些活动吸引了外国游客前往韩国。他们同时呼吁各方共同努力，开发有吸引力的文化内容，以吸引更多外国游客。

这张摄于2026年7月28日的资料照片显示，游客正在参观首尔市中心的韩屋村。（韩联社）

ejkim@yna.co.kr (完)

数据显示，韩国旅游业收支自疫情爆发以来创下历史新高。

报告显示，到2025年，韩国对外支出将占GDP的1.17%。

BTS在拉斯维加斯iHeartRadio音乐节上表演

哈里王子将向韩国伤残退伍军人体育赛事发来祝贺视频。

（紧急）现代五项运动员成承珉为韩国赢得亚运会首枚金牌

女子组合 Fin.KL 时隔 21 年重返舞台，恢复完整团体活动。

（导语）韩国选择德克萨斯州发电厂作为其首个美国投资项目

（第二次）在对疑似朝鲜雷区进行军事行动期间，非军事区发生地雷爆炸：联合参谋本部

韩国、美国、日本就朝鲜最新导弹试射举行磋商

（第二次袭击）朝鲜向东海发射1枚短程弹道导弹：韩国军方

（亚运会）游泳运动员对不向接力赛参赛选手颁发奖牌的决定表示遗憾

8月份韩国的外国人数量达到280万。

韩国再次强调对朝鲜战俘的人道主义待遇

新任俄罗斯驻朝鲜大使到平壤履新

（导语）中秋节假期，人们返乡导致高速公路拥堵

朝鲜球迷在男子足球四分之一决赛中欢呼

李在韩国-墨西哥商业论坛

李明博和夫人会见了墨西哥K-pop粉丝

韩国旅游业收支在连续四个月盈余后，7月份转为逆差。