International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar
Madagascar: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 79.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 79.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 55.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar peaked at 183.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Madagascar ranks 143rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.20 million current US$ | 59.00 million current US$ | 119.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 107.20 million current US$ | 64.00 million current US$ | 160.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.70 million current US$ | 104.00 million current US$ | 183.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.00 million current US$ | 79.00 million current US$ | 79.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 87.10 million current US$ compare
- 142 Malawi 83.00 million current US$ compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 77.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Fiji 75.00 million current US$ compare
- 146 Namibia 72.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.52 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 42.0% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 42.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Madagascar was 79.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 183.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Madagascar rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Madagascar ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.