Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Madagascar
Madagascar: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Madagascar, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Madagascar is 2.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 222.8% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Madagascar peaked at 7.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
That places Madagascar 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.8% | — |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -25.1% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +152.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -77.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -46.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +222.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 107.86 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 197.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,491 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 893,298 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Madagascar?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Madagascar was 2.6% in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Madagascar ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.