Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Lesotho
0.4%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.4%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
171st
Zimbabwe rank
169th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 171st and Zimbabwe ranks 169th of 191 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 171st and Zimbabwe ranks 169th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.