International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Madagascar
Madagascar: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 79.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 79.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 55.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar peaked at 183.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Madagascar ranks 143rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 59.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 72.00 million current US$ | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 80.00 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 119.00 million current US$ | +48.8% |
| 1999 | 111.00 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 115.00 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 130.00 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 160.00 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 64.00 million current US$ | -60.0% |
| 2004 | 93.00 million current US$ | +45.3% |
| 2005 | 75.00 million current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 86.00 million current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 97.00 million current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 141.00 million current US$ | +45.4% |
| 2009 | 111.00 million current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 104.00 million current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 150.00 million current US$ | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 108.00 million current US$ | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 133.00 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 156.00 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 141.00 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 141.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 164.00 million current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 183.00 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 177.00 million current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 79.00 million current US$ | -55.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 79.00 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.00 million current US$, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 79.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.25 million current US$, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.20 million current US$ | 59.00 million current US$ | 119.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 107.20 million current US$ | 64.00 million current US$ | 160.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.70 million current US$ | 104.00 million current US$ | 183.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.00 million current US$ | 79.00 million current US$ | 79.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 87.10 million current US$ compare
- 142 Malawi 83.00 million current US$ compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 77.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Fiji 75.00 million current US$ compare
- 146 Namibia 72.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar was 79.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 183.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Madagascar rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Madagascar ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.