International tourism, expenditures in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: International tourism, expenditures was 2.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, expenditures in Zimbabwe, 2009–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2.7% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 122nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
International tourism, expenditures in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.6% | — |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -31.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +35.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Zimbabwe?
- International tourism, expenditures in Zimbabwe was 2.7% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Zimbabwe ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.