Editing Economy of Zambia (section)

=== Tourism ===
{{Further|Tourism in Zambia}}
Zambia's [[tourism]] revenue has been generally raised from local and international tourists visiting the [[Victoria Falls]] in [[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]], and its associated attractions such as the Livingstone Museum and the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. In July 2020, the Livingstone Tourism Association reported that during the Heroes and Unity holidays the holiday site received a record number of visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lusaka Times |date=9 July 2020 |title=Over 4,200 tour Victoria Falls over the heroes and unity day holidays |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2020/07/09/over-4200-tour-vic-falls-over-the-heroes-and-unity-holidays/ |access-date=20 April 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com}}</ref> Celebrities such as [[Will Smith]] and some Entrepreneur{{Who|date=October 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2021 |title=russias-wedding-of-the-year-maria-solodar-marries-joan-schnelzauer-in-3m-ceremony-in-zambia |url=https://247newsaroundtheworld.com/news/russias-wedding-of-the-year-maria-solodar-marries-joan-schnelzauer-in-3m-ceremony-in-zambia/ |access-date=20 April 2022 |website=247newsaroundtheworld.com |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407140146/https://247newsaroundtheworld.com/news/russias-wedding-of-the-year-maria-solodar-marries-joan-schnelzauer-in-3m-ceremony-in-zambia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> have visited the tourist site with the latter celebrating her £3 million nuptials in a picturesque ceremony at The Royal Livingstone Hotel by the banks of the [[Zambezi]] River.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lusaka Times |date=5 October 2021 |title=self-made-millionaire-maria-solodar-has-3million-wedding-ceremony-in-front-of-victoria-falls |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2021/10/05/self-made-millionaire-maria-solodar-has-3million-wedding-ceremony-in-front-of-victoria-falls/ |access-date=20 April 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503073127/https://www.lusakatimes.com/2021/10/05/self-made-millionaire-maria-solodar-has-3million-wedding-ceremony-in-front-of-victoria-falls/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lusaka Times |date=15 March 2017 |title=will-smith-bungee-jumping-at-victoria-falls-bridge |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/03/15/will-smith-bungee-jumping-at-victoria-falls-bridge/ |access-date=20 April 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com}}</ref>

To advance home grown tourism, in March 2021, African Eagle Hotels, a multi-national company, stated that a 2 Star and 5 Star Hotel each costing U$20 million and U$30 million would be constructed and opened at the Kasaba Bay Resort located in the [[Nsumbu National Park]] and open by 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lusaka Times |date=20 March 2021 |title=five-star-hostels-to-be-built-at-kasaba-bay |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2021/03/20/five-star-hostels-to-be-built-at-kasaba-bay/ |access-date=20 April 2022 |website=lusakatimes.com}}</ref> In October 2021, through its national budget, the government also allocated ZMW 150 million (U$8.6 million) to further the development of Kasaba Bay, to spur tourism in the Northern Circuit of Zambia.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Deloitte |date=17 April 2022 |title=Zambian National Budget Highlights 2022 |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/za/en/pages/tax/articles/zambia-national-budget-highlights-2022.html |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=deloitte.com/za/en/}}</ref>
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|+Tourism Statistics 1995–2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=worlddata.info |date=23 April 2022 |title=Zambia Tourism Statistics |url=https://www.worlddata.info/africa/zambia/tourism.php |access-date=24 April 2022 |website=worlddata.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 March 2023 |title=800,000 tourists visited Zambia in 2022 |url=https://zambianedition.com/800000-tourists-visited-zambia-in-2022/ |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=zambianedition.com |archive-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521081702/https://zambianedition.com/800000-tourists-visited-zambia-in-2022/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ZA" />
!Year
!Number of [[Tourism|Tourists]]
!% Growth of Tourists
!Receipts ('000 US$)
!% of [[Gross national income|GNP]]
|-
|1995
|163,000
|
| --
| --
|-
|1996
|{{Increase}}264,000
|{{Increase}}62.0%
| --
| --
|-
|1997
|{{Increase}}341,000
|{{Increase}}29.2%
|29,000
|0.67%
|-
|1998
|{{Increase}}362,000
|{{Increase}}  6.2%
|{{Increase}}40,000
|{{Increase}}1.1%
|-
|1999
|{{Increase}}404,000
|{{Increase}}11.6%
|{{Increase}}53,000
|{{Increase}}1.6%
|-
|2000
|{{Increase}}457,000
|{{Increase}}13.1%
|{{Increase}}67,000
|{{Increase}}1.9%
|-
|2001
|{{Increase}}492,000
|{{Increase}}  7.6%
|{{Increase}}80,000
|{{Increase}}2.0%
|-
|2002
|{{Increase}}565,000
|{{Increase}}14.8%
|{{Decrease}}64,000
|{{Decrease}}1.5%
|-
|2003
|{{Decrease}}413,000
|{{Decrease}}-26.9%
|{{Increase}}88,000
|{{Increase}}1.8%
|-
|2004
|{{Increase}}515,000
|{{Increase}}24.7%
|{{Increase}}92,000
|{{Decrease}}1.5%
|-
|2005
|{{Increase}}669,000
|{{Increase}}29.9%
|{{Increase}}447,000
|{{Increase}}5.4%
|-
|2006
|{{Increase}}757,000
|{{Increase}}13.2%
|{{Increase}}506,000
|{{Decrease}}4.0%
|-
|2007
|{{Increase}}897,000
|{{Increase}}18.5%
|{{Increase}}599,000
|{{Increase}}4.3%
|-
|2008
|{{Decrease}}812,000
|{{Decrease}} -9.5%
|{{Decrease}}542,000
|{{Decrease}}3.0%
|-
|2009
|{{Decrease}}710,000
|{{Decrease}}-12.6%
|{{Decrease}}474,000
|{{Increase}}3.1%
|-
|2010
|{{Increase}}815,000
|{{Increase}}14.8%
|{{Increase}}492,000
|{{Decrease}}2.4%
|-
|2011
|{{Increase}}920,000
|{{Increase}}12.9%
|{{Increase}}555,000
|{{Steady}}2.4%
|-
|2012
|{{Decrease}}859,000
|{{Decrease}} -6.6%
|{{Decrease}}518,000
|{{Decrease}}2.0%
|-
|2013
|{{Increase}}915,000
|{{Increase}}  6.5%
|{{Increase}}552,000
|{{Steady}}2.0%
|-
|2014
|{{Increase}}947,000
|{{Increase}}  3.5%
|{{Increase}}642,000
|{{Increase}}2.4%
|-
|2015
|{{Decrease}}932,000
|{{Decrease}} -1.6%
|{{Increase}}660,000
|{{Increase}}3.1%
|-
|2016
|{{Increase}}956,000
|{{Increase}}  2.6%
|{{Increase}}683,000
|{{Increase}}3.3%
|-
|2017
|{{Increase}}1,010,000
|{{Increase}}  5.6%
|{{Decrease}}653,000
|{{Decrease}}2.5%
|-
|2018
|{{Increase}}1,070,000
|{{Increase}}  5.9%
|{{Increase}}742,000
|{{Increase}}2.8%
|-
|2019
|{{Increase}}1,270,000
|{{Increase}}18.7%
|{{Increase}}820,000
|{{Increase}}3.5%
|-
|2020
|{{Decrease}}502,000
|{{Decrease}}-60.5%
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|2021
|{{Increase}}554,200
|{{Decrease}} -0.4%
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|2022
|{{Increase}}1,060,788
|{{Increase}}91.4%
|N/A
|N/A
|}