Trips by domestic tourists per person in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 0.8242 trips per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
In 2024, trips by domestic tourists per person in Zimbabwe stood at 0.8242 trips per person.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.73 trips per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3064 trips per person, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 43rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.73 trips per person | — |
| 2000 | 1.58 trips per person | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 1.41 trips per person | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 1.06 trips per person | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9429 trips per person | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9608 trips per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9239 trips per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9554 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9373 trips per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9205 trips per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9207 trips per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4703 trips per person | -48.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6771 trips per person | +44.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6851 trips per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5557 trips per person | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5624 trips per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6614 trips per person | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6503 trips per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6148 trips per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5854 trips per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7961 trips per person | +36.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3064 trips per person | -61.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4351 trips per person | +42.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7639 trips per person | +75.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8057 trips per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8242 trips per person | +2.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8242 trips per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1063 trips per person, 7.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8242 trips per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0208 trips per person, 39.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trips by domestic tourists per person 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 | +75.6% | 0.4351 trips per person | 0.7639 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.73 trips per person | 1.73 trips per person | 1.73 trips per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 trips per person | 0.9205 trips per person | 1.58 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6259 trips per person | 0.4703 trips per person | 0.7961 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6271 trips per person | 0.3064 trips per person | 0.8242 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 trips by domestic tourists per person in Zimbabwe?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in Zimbabwe was 0.8242 trips per person in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 trips per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3064 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- Zimbabwe ranks 43rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Trips by domestic tourists per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by individuals who travel within their own country and spend at least one night at their destination, per person in the country's population.