Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 9.52 current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Zimbabwe, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Zimbabwe stood at 9.52 current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 42.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Zimbabwe peaked at 28.51 current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.11 current US$ per person, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.21 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 20.79 current US$ per person | +57.4% |
| 1997 | 18.03 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 13.63 current US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1999 | 17.14 current US$ per person | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 10.51 current US$ per person | -38.7% |
| 2001 | 6.77 current US$ per person | -35.6% |
| 2002 | 6.29 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 4.99 current US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 15.69 current US$ per person | +214.6% |
| 2005 | 7.93 current US$ per person | -49.4% |
| 2006 | 26.75 current US$ per person | +237.3% |
| 2007 | 28.51 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 22.69 current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 9.82 current US$ per person | -56.7% |
| 2010 | 10.11 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 12.06 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 12.59 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.06 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.09 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.26 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 13.29 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.67 current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 18.66 current US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 2020 | 4.21 current US$ per person | -77.5% |
| 2021 | 1.11 current US$ per person | -73.6% |
| 2022 | 16.45 current US$ per person | +1380.8% |
| 2023 | 9.52 current US$ per person | -42.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 9.52 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 9.52 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | +1380.8% | 1.11 current US$ per person | 16.45 current US$ per person |
| 2006 | +237.3% | 7.93 current US$ per person | 26.75 current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +214.6% | 4.99 current US$ per person | 15.69 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.56 current US$ per person | 13.21 current US$ per person | 20.79 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.99 current US$ per person | 4.99 current US$ per person | 28.51 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.95 current US$ per person | 10.11 current US$ per person | 18.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 current US$ per person | 1.11 current US$ per person | 16.45 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 168 Libya 13.17 current US$ per person compare
- 169 Cote d'Ivoire 12.03 current US$ per person compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 10.78 current US$ per person compare
- 172 Burkina Faso 8.74 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Tajikistan 8.49 current US$ per person compare
- 174 Mozambique 7.88 current US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (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 (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Zimbabwe?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Zimbabwe was 9.52 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 28.51 current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Zimbabwe ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.