International tourism, expenditures in Zambia
Zambia: International tourism, expenditures was 8.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Zambia, 1997–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Zambia stood at 8.1%.
That represents a change of up 27.1% on the previous year and up 170.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Zambia peaked at 8.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2007.
Zambia ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.2% | — |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +31.1% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -38.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Zambia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Zambia was 8.1% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.