Travel services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Travel services was 44.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Zimbabwe, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Zimbabwe is 44.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Zimbabwe peaked at 58.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 83rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Travel services in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10.2% | — |
| 1978 | 12.3% | +20.2% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | -24.2% |
| 1980 | 14.6% | +56.3% |
| 1981 | 18.1% | +24.0% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 17.8% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -48.8% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +196.2% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 27.4% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | +29.3% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 46.7% | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -59.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -60.3% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +675.6% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | -33.2% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 9.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 24.3% | 46.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 48.2% | 48.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 31.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 7.5% | 58.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 253.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 15.71 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1216 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 303.44 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 876.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Zimbabwe?
- Travel services in Zimbabwe was 44.4% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for travel services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 83rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.