Travel services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Travel services was 52.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Madagascar, 1974–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Madagascar stood at 52.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Madagascar peaked at 62.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1983.
Madagascar ranks 68th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 6.4% | — |
| 1975 | 7.0% | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 9.1% | +29.0% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 11.8% | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -56.1% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -28.1% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -52.4% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +267.1% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +26.6% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | +112.6% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | +22.1% |
| 1990 | 31.3% | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | -30.1% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 29.7% | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -51.8% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +89.4% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +51.1% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -32.2% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | +104.2% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +51.8% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 6.4% | 11.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 1.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 21.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 13.7% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 32.4% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 16.1% | 52.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 65 Peru 53.2% compare
- 66 Sierra Leone 53.1% compare
- 67 Vanuatu 52.8% compare
- 69 New Zealand 51.7% compare
- 70 Marshall Islands 51.1% compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 50.5% 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)
- 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 travel services in Madagascar?
- Travel services in Madagascar was 52.0% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1983.
- How does Madagascar rank for travel services?
- Madagascar ranks 68th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.