International tourism, receipts in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: International tourism, receipts was 1.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Zimbabwe, 2009–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Zimbabwe is 1.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.8% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 161st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.0% | — |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -45.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -28.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +46.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -76.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 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, receipts in Zimbabwe?
- International tourism, receipts in Zimbabwe was 1.3% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Zimbabwe ranks 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.