International tourism, receipts for travel items in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 63.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Zimbabwe, 2009–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Zimbabwe stood at 63.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 77.4% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Zimbabwe peaked at 279.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 118.00 million current US$ | 118.00 million current US$ | 118.00 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2010s | 174.10 million current US$ | 124.00 million current US$ | 279.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.00 million current US$ | 63.00 million current US$ | 63.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 438.49 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 37.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Zimbabwe?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Zimbabwe was 63.00 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 travel items recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 279.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Zimbabwe ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.