Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 11.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Madagascar, 1974–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Madagascar stood at 11.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% 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 144th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -15.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 11.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 11.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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% | 6 |
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)
- 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 travel services in Madagascar?
- Travel services in Madagascar was 11.9% in 2025, 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 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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.