Expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports rose 5.75% to 6.72% in Zambia in 2020, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports in Zambia reached an all time high of 8.50% in 1999 and an all time low of 2.70% in 2007.
Zambia has been ranked 16th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports, 109 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (As % of Total Imports) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | % | 0.943% | 1.02% | 3.21% | 4.30% | 2.94% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 3.08% | 3.17% | 3.43% | 4.03% | 3.78% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congo | % | 4.75% | 5.86% | 6.27% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.79% | 0.995% | 0.421% | 0.521% | 0.647% | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Kenya | % | 1.02% | 1.23% | 0.897% | 1.37% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.85% | 3.04% | 3.70% | 2.94% | 1.29% | |||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 0.877% | 1.01% | 1.30% | 1.49% | 1.09% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 5.43% | 5.69% | 5.95% | 6.08% | 5.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 8.74% | 10.3% | 9.32% | 9.10% | 7.87% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.40% | 3.79% | 4.72% | 5.05% | 5.69% | ||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 3.69% | 4.51% | 5.33% | 4.70% | 4.69% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.70% | 7.72% | 6.56% | 5.42% | 3.52% |
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