Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.0002 trips per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Madagascar, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Madagascar is 0.0002 trips per person, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 89.2% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0128 trips per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 trips per person, in 2021.
That places Madagascar 169th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0038 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0041 trips per person | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 trips per person | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 trips per person | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 trips per person | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 trips per person | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 trips per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 trips per person | -64.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 trips per person | +137.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 trips per person | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 trips per person | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 trips per person | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 trips per person | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0128 trips per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.006 trips per person | -52.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 trips per person | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 trips per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 trips per person | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 trips per person | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 trips per person | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 trips per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.009 trips per person | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.008 trips per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 trips per person | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 trips per person | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 trips per person | -81.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 trips per person | -89.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0002 trips per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0077 trips per person, 3% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0002 trips per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0152 trips per person, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +137.6% | 0.0027 trips per person | 0.0064 trips per person |
| 2021 | -89.2% | 0.0022 trips per person | 0.0002 trips per person |
| 2020 | -81.5% | 0.0122 trips per person | 0.0022 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0049 trips per person | 0.0038 trips per person | 0.0061 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 trips per person | 0.0027 trips per person | 0.0128 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 trips per person | 0.0066 trips per person | 0.0122 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 trips per person | 0.0002 trips per person | 0.0022 trips per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 166 Turkmenistan 0.001 trips per person compare
- 167 Bangladesh 0.001 trips per person compare
- 168 Chad 0.0009 trips per person compare
- 170 Bhutan 0 trips per person compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Madagascar?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0002 trips per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0128 trips per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 trips per person in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 169th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.