Travel services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Travel services was 21.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Zimbabwe, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Zimbabwe stood at 21.5%.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Zimbabwe peaked at 40.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1993.
That places Zimbabwe 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Travel services in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 37.6% | — |
| 1978 | 37.2% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 38.6% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 29.2% | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | -27.5% |
| 1984 | 19.6% | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | -32.9% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 14.6% | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | +117.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +80.3% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.8% | 37.2% | 38.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 12.8% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 8.5% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 9.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 13.2% | 21.5% | 5 |
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 travel services in Zimbabwe?
- Travel services in Zimbabwe was 21.5% 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 40.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for travel services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.