Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Zambia
Zambia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Zambia, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Zambia stood at 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 43.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Zambia peaked at 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2006.
Zambia ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 133 Argentina 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Peru 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Montenegro 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Poland 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Ecuador 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 unit in Zambia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Zambia was 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- How does Zambia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Zambia ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.