Historical chart and dataset showing Madagascar tourist spending by year from 1995 to 2020.

In 2020, France was the most common country of origin of tourists in Madagascar. That year, about 17 percent of all people arriving in the African country were from France. Italy, Reunion, Germany, and Mauritius followed.

Tourist Arrivals in Madagascar decreased to 4718 in December from 8302 in November of 2021. This dataset provides - Madagascar Tourist Arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 293,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 244,000.000 Person for 2015. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 196,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 375,000.000 Person in 2008 and a record low of 62,000.000 Person in 2002. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Madagascar – Table MG.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, number of arrivals in Madagascar was reported at 87100 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 913.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 696.000 USD mn for 2015. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 301.500 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 913.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 102.000 USD mn in 1996. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Madagascar – Table MG.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Madagascar: Tourist arrivals: The latest value from 2020 is 87 thousand tourists, a decline from 486 thousand tourists in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4935 thousand tourists, based on data from 123 countries. Historically, the average for Madagascar from 1995 to 2020 is 278 thousand tourists. The minimum value, 87 thousand tourists, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 486 thousand tourists was recorded in 2019.

Travel and tourism contributed 4.4 percent to Madagascar's GDP in 2020, which totaled to over 590 million U.S. dollars. Compared to 2019, the contribution of travel and tourism to the country's economy experienced a significant drop. That year, the industry generated 12.7 percent of the country's GDP.

Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 750.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 621.000 USD mn for 2015. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 222.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 750.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 58.000 USD mn in 1995. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Madagascar – Table MG.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data was reported at 27.284 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.301 % for 2015. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 18.917 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.284 % in 2016 and a record low of 10.040 % in 2002. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Madagascar – Table MG.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.; Weighted average;

Tourism expenditure in the country of Madagascar sank by 78.76% from 951,000,000 current US dollars in 2019 to 202,000,000 current US dollars in 2020. Since the 3.53% growth in 2018, tourism expenditure in the country plummeted by 77.02% in 2020. Series 1.33

Madagascar: Tourist departures: The latest value from 1995 is 39 thousand tourists, unavailable from thousand tourists in . In comparison, the world average is 5735 thousand tourists, based on data from 70 countries. Historically, the average for Madagascar from 1995 to 1995 is 39 thousand tourists. The minimum value, 39 thousand tourists, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 39 thousand tourists was recorded in 1995.

Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 141.000 USD mn in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 141.000 USD mn for 2015. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 111.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 160.000 USD mn in 2002 and a record low of 59.000 USD mn in 1995. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Madagascar – Table MG.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. 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.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Madagascar was reported at 202000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Number of arrivals of Madagascar plummeted by 82.08% from 486,000 number in 2019 to 87,100 number in 2020. Since the 26.32% surge in 2018, number of arrivals sank by 75.81% in 2020. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

In 2020, France was the most common travel destination of Malagasies. That year, the European country held 38 percent of all outbound departures from Madagascar. Mauritius and the Dominican Republic followed with 18 percent and five percent of the total share, respectively.

Tourism expenditures of Madagascar plummeted by 69.59% from 319,000,000 US dollars in 2019 to 97,000,000 US dollars in 2020. Since the 6.33% surge in 2017, tourism expenditures sank by 69.59% in 2020. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

In 2020, there were over 540 thousand jobs in the sector of travel and tourism in Madagascar. Despite a decrease by about 32 percent in the number of jobs compared to 2019, the sector of travel and tourism held roughly seven percent of the total employment in Madagascar.

Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data was reported at 8.576 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.024 % for 2015. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 7.830 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.890 % in 2001 and a record low of 4.903 % in 2003. Madagascar MG: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Madagascar – Table MG.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.; Weighted average;

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Madagascar was reported at 145000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.