Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 46.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Zimbabwe, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Zimbabwe is 46.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Zimbabwe peaked at 60.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10.4% | — |
| 1978 | 12.4% | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 17.1% | +80.7% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | -53.9% |
| 1986 | 32.7% | +230.0% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | -17.7% |
| 1990 | 25.3% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 28.9% | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +35.2% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +651.2% |
| 2023 | 40.5% | -32.8% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | +14.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 46.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 46.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +651.2% | 8.0% | 60.2% |
| 1986 | +230.0% | 9.9% | 32.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 9.9% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 25.3% | 50.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 34.8% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 8.0% | 60.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 46.5% compare
- 82 Senegal 46.5% compare
- 83 Madagascar 46.5% compare
- 85 New Caledonia 46.1% compare
- 86 Iceland 46.0% compare
- 87 Sri Lanka 45.6% compare
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.59 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 438.49 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Zimbabwe?
- Travel services in Zimbabwe was 46.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for travel services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.