2 million medical tourists visited S. Korea in 2025, spending 12.5 trillion won on tourism

South Korea in 2025 saw 2.01 million foreigners visit the country to receive medical treatment, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday, who are thought to have spent more than 12 trillion won on tourism. The number of foreign visitors receiving medical treatment nearly doubled from 1.17 million in 2024, which had surged significantly from 605,768 in the previous year. Figures for 2023 and 2024 were each the highest ever at the time. Hosting foreign patients is thought to bring

By The Korea Herald