International tourism, expenditures in Madagascar
Madagascar: International tourism, expenditures was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Madagascar, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.6% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 61.7% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Madagascar peaked at 14.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.0% | — |
| 1996 | 9.1% | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +23.7% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -59.1% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +40.7% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -61.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 8.0% | 14.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 4.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Madagascar?
- International tourism, expenditures in Madagascar was 2.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Madagascar ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.