International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 3.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Zimbabwe, 2009–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Zimbabwe stood at 3.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Zimbabwe peaked at 17.00 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 138th out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 11.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 13.00 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 13.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 16.00 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 17.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 9.00 million current US$ | -47.1% |
| 2018 | 9.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.00 million current US$ | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 3.00 million current US$ | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.00 million current US$ | 11.00 million current US$ | 11.00 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.00 million current US$ | 6.00 million current US$ | 17.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.00 million current US$ | 3.00 million current US$ | 3.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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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$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Zimbabwe?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Zimbabwe was 3.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Zimbabwe ranks 138th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.