International tourism, receipts in Madagascar
Madagascar: International tourism, receipts was 7.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Madagascar, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 7.8% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.5% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Madagascar peaked at 26.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.2% | — |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -31.6% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +46.1% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +77.9% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -23.9% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -66.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 13.1% | 20.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 10.0% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.0% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 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, receipts in Madagascar?
- International tourism, receipts in Madagascar was 7.8% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Madagascar ranks 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.