Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
181
Highest
801.99 % change on previous year
Yemen
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Mali
Median
12.45 % change on previous year
Years covered
53
1971–2023
Data points
9,902
What the numbers show
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, annual growth rate is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 801.99 % change on previous year in Yemen; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.45 % change on previous year, and the mean is 18.8 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 108,081.0%), and the largest decrease in North Korea (down 8,261.4%).
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide, annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 801.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108,081.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Fiji | 289.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,188.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Armenia | 282.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 429.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Macao | 271.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,092.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 172.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 20,245.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 158.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,980.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Naoero | 144.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 939.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Congo | 116.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 112.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,035.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 111.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 750.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Samoa | 101.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 253.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mongolia | 96.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 272.3% | volatile |
| 13 | China | 95.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 802.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Singapore | 82.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,680.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Bhutan | 79.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Haiti | 77.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Cambodia | 72.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Cyprus | 69.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 692.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 69.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 890.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 61.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,536.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Malaysia | 57.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Georgia | 54.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 561.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Algeria | 52.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,242.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 51.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 610.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 50.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 547.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Angola | 47.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 335.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 45.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,176.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 43.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 358.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Turkmenistan | 42.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Mauritius | 42.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,976.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 41.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 36.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,742.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Egypt | 35.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 293.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Philippines | 35.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 34.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 33.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Eswatini | 33.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Botswana | 32.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Suriname | 30.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Ecuador | 29.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 28.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Paraguay | 28.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,094.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 12,115.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Kuwait | 27.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 624.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Madagascar | 26.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 25.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 25.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Mozambique | 25.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Italy | 24.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Australia | 23.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 698.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | 23.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 762.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 22.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Hungary | 22.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 22.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 21.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,187.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Israel | 21.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,418.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Montenegro | 21.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 592.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 21.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 475.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 20.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Solomon Islands | 20.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 63 | South Africa | 19.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 400.8% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 18.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 273.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 18.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Tonga | 18.01 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 17.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Türkiye | 17.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 69 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9,397.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | 17.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,767.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | 17.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 72 | India | 16.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 950.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 16.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,323.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Switzerland | 16.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 368.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Morocco | 16.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 15.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 14.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 28,103.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Iceland | 14.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,107.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Greece | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 298.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Iraq | 14.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Sweden | 14.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Canada | 14.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,166.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 13.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,259.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Portugal | 13.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | 13.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 87 | New Zealand | 12.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19,914.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Netherlands | 12.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 596.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 14,510.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Ireland | 12.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,220.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Poland | 12.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 372.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia | 11.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 243.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Bahrain | 11.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Austria | 11.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 415.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Latvia | 10.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 273.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Bahamas | 10.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Denmark | 9.88 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 314.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 9.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Brazil | 9.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 286.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Panama | 9.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Germany | 8.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 373.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Japan | 7.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Spain | 7.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 694.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Viet Nam | 7.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Russian Federation | 7.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | 6.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 6.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Belgium | 6.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 573.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Somalia | 6.53 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 6.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 519.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Belarus | 6.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Albania | 6.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 6.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 115 | United States | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 497.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 4.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Mexico | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Libya | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Rwanda | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Norway | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 124 | France | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Gambia | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechia | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6339 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 0 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Seychelles | -0.5306 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Senegal | -1.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Nepal | -4.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | -6.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Nigeria | -6.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | -7 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 273.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Iran | -7.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 239.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Maldives | -8.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 149.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | -8.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 141.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Nicaragua | -9.6 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 215.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Chile | -9.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 585.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritania | -11.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 138.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Ghana | -11.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 205.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Kiribati | -12.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea | -14.29 % change on previous year | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Gabon | -16.64 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 7,547.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Afghanistan | -16.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 176.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | -17.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Colombia | -22.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 213.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Pakistan | -23.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Syria | -29.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | -35.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Oman | -39.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 316.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | -49.79 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 521.3% | volatile |
| 162 | North Macedonia | -50.62 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 220.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Sudan | -50.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Central African Republic | -52.83 % change on previous year | 2001 | down 386.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Tunisia | -53.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 273.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Costa Rica | -55.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 902.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Eritrea | -55.5 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Guyana | -58.46 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 289.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -59.26 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 475.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Niger | -64.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 146.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Uganda | -68.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 256.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovakia | -75.76 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 267.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Cape Verde | -76.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 235.9% | volatile |
| 174 | North Korea | -78.8 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 8,261.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Ukraine | -85.52 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,902.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Slovenia | -88.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 484.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | -90.48 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 182.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Guatemala | -92.87 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 3,119.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Namibia | -94.55 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,581.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Estonia | -98.61 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 292.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Benin | -99.17 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 89.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 97.28 % change on previous year
- World 18.7 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 72.84 % change on previous year
- European Union 11.09 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 72.84 % change on previous year
- Euro area 10.22 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 57.03 % change on previous year
- Small states 44.37 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 43.33 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend 37.35 % change on previous year
- Middle income 36.7 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 36.21 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 35.22 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 32.64 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 19.25 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 18.68 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics 18.08 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 15.79 % change on previous year
- South Asia 15.71 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 15.71 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.48 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 13.06 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia 12.44 % change on previous year
- Low income 12.37 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 12.05 % change on previous year
- Arab World 11.62 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 11.62 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.37 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.37 % change on previous year
- IDA only 10.79 % change on previous year
- High income 10 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend 9.96 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 9.52 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8.43 % change on previous year
- OECD members 8.24 % change on previous year
- IDA total 6.9 % change on previous year
- North America 5.69 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.78 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.23 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 3.23 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 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, registered carrier departures worldwide. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.