Travel services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Travel services was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Madagascar, 1974–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Madagascar stood at 14.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Madagascar peaked at 36.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2012.
Madagascar ranks 131st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 14.6% | — |
| 1975 | 14.1% | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | +25.9% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 20.2% | +26.9% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | +43.0% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | -19.7% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +44.9% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -53.4% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +48.1% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 11.9% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 13.3% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 9.7% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 9.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 14.0% | 5 |
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 travel services in Madagascar?
- Travel services in Madagascar was 14.0% 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 36.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for travel services?
- Madagascar ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.