Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 19.2 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Zambia, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Zambia stood at 19.2 current US$ per person.
The figure is down 47.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Zambia peaked at 36.76 current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.42 current US$ per person, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 165th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.99 current US$ per person | — |
| 1998 | 8.54 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 10.27 current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 10.18 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 9.88 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.24 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 10.47 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.58 current US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 2005 | 7.42 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.58 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.55 current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 12.59 current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6 current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 11.96 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 15.45 current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 20.32 current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 23.18 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 23.78 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 24.39 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.01 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 23.51 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 26.59 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 27.6 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 17.64 current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 21.92 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 36.76 current US$ per person | +67.7% |
| 2023 | 19.2 current US$ per person | -47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.26 current US$ per person | 8.54 current US$ per person | 10.27 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.61 current US$ per person | 7.42 current US$ per person | 12.59 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.18 current US$ per person | 11.96 current US$ per person | 27.6 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.88 current US$ per person | 17.64 current US$ per person | 36.76 current US$ per person | 4 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Zambia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Zambia was 19.2 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.76 current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.42 current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 165th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.