Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
654.37 % change on previous year
Hong Kong (China)
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Mali
Median
18.92 % change on previous year
Years covered
53
1971–2023
Data points
9,888
What the numbers show
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 654.37 % change on previous year in Hong Kong (China); the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.92 % change on previous year, and the mean is 25.28 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 117,745.0%), and the largest decrease in Cabo Verde (down 18,265.9%).
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong (China) | 654.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8,702.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Macau (China) | 448.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,315.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Armenia | 388.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 543.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Nauru | 191.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,401.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Congo | 162.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,325.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Lithuania | 159.16 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 153.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 617.8% | volatile |
| 8 | China (People’s Republic of) | 146.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,263.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 142.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,386.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Brunei Darussalam | 133.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,356.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Mongolia | 116.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,891.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Samoa | 114.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 300.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Singapore | 113.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,181.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Haiti | 99.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Georgia | 92.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,398.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Fiji | 84.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,732.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Togo | 83.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 551.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 82.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Cambodia | 73.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 252.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 66.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 65.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 912.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Indonesia | 64.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,112.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 64.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,209.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Korea | 62.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea | 62.05 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia | 60.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 117,745.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 54.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 447.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 54.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,990.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Oman | 53.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 322.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Turkmenistan | 52.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 759.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 50.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 179.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 49.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 572.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Angola | 47.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Bhutan | 45.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 503.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 43.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 767.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Ecuador | 42.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 403.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Myanmar | 42.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 867.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 41.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 212.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | 40.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 39.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Japan | 39.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 346.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 38.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 38.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 38.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 467.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 37.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,384.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 37.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 36.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6,546.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Mauritius | 35.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11,320.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Hungary | 34.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 33.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 885.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Canada | 32.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,062.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Cameroon | 31.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Venezuela | 29.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 364.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Kuwait | 29.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 536.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Argentina | 29.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 58 | India | 28.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 506.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Sweden | 28.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 411.1% | volatile |
| 60 | New Zealand | 28.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 694.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Qatar | 27.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 62 | South Africa | 27.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 481.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 276.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Paraguay | 26.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 356.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 25.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 25.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,050.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Madagascar | 25.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 401.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 24.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9,081.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Poland | 24.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,177.9% | volatile |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 24.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 770.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Tonga | 24 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Mozambique | 23.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Australia | 23.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 754.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 22.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Romania | 22.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Bahrain | 22.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Latvia | 22.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 577.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Suriname | 22.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 261.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 21.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Honduras | 21.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Switzerland | 21.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 413.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Malta | 21.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 384.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Türkiye | 20.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Russia | 20.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 713.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Peru | 19.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 19.58 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 1,123.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Finland | 19.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 887.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 19.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Montenegro | 19.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 762.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 18.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 222.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia | 18.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 326.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 18.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 392.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Jordan | 17.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 515.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Iceland | 17.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Portugal | 16.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 263.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Netherlands | 16.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Spain | 16.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24,228.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Germany | 16.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 455.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Côte d’Ivoire | 15.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Austria | 14.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 314.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 14.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,758.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Panama | 14.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Ireland | 13.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,542.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Viet Nam | 13.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Brazil | 13.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,381.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Lebanon | 12.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 12.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahamas | 12.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 12.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Mexico | 12.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Belgium | 12.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8,543.1% | volatile |
| 113 | United States | 10.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,084.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | 10.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 227.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 10.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Denmark | 9.22 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 117 | France | 8.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 864.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Seychelles | 8.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Tunisia | 7.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Rwanda | 7.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Colombia | 7.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 6.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Tanzania | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Gambia | 4.43 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Pakistan | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 287.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Libya | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Belarus | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Nigeria | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Somalia | 0.998 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Chad | 0.8974 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2457 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 1998 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Czechia | -0.0478 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.4878 % change on previous year | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Yemen | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Cuba | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Malawi | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Nepal | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Iran | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Norway | -4.13 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 157.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Eswatini | -4.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Maldives | -6.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Uruguay | -8 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 221.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Belize | -9.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 162.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Chile | -10.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 243.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Afghanistan | -10.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 161.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Senegal | -11.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | -12.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Antigua and Barbuda | -12.6 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Mauritania | -16.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Ghana | -19.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | -30.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 214.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Syrian Arab Republic | -32.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Uganda | -38.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 520.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Central African Republic | -40 % change on previous year | 2001 | down 421.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Sudan | -42.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Gabon | -43.7 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 572.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Eritrea | -55.5 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 167 | North Macedonia | -55.77 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 1,685.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Guyana | -58.24 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 337.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Cabo Verde | -61.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18,265.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Niger | -64.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -70.36 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 139.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovak Republic | -78.37 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 366.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | -85.3 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,231.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Ukraine | -86.22 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,447.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovenia | -91.13 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 467.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Guatemala | -93 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 2,482.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | -95.39 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 519.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Namibia | -96.39 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 951.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Estonia | -98.64 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 133.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Benin | -99.2 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 148.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Barbados | -100 % change on previous year | 1988 | down 635.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 150.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Small states 165 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 102.42 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 102.42 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 87.32 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 74.71 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 62.22 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend 55.26 % change on previous year
- Middle income 54.86 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 54.37 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 51.85 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 50.01 % change on previous year
- Arab World 36.11 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.