▁par ks ▁and ▁lem ur ▁species . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 3 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁tour ists ▁visited ▁Mad agas car ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁the ▁sector ▁decl ined ▁during ▁the ▁political ▁crisis ▁with ▁ 1 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tour ists ▁visit ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁However , ▁the ▁sector ▁has ▁been ▁growing ▁stead ily ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ; ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 9 3 , 0 0 0 ▁tour ists ▁land ed ▁in ▁the ▁African ▁island ▁with ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 2 0 % ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 ; ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁country ▁has ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁reaching ▁ 3 6 6 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors , ▁while ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁government ▁estimates ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁reach ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁annual ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁very ▁poor ▁country ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ; ▁struct ural ▁bra kes ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁economy : ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁the ▁sh ack les ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁administration , ▁lack ▁of ▁legal ▁certain ty , ▁and ▁back ward ness ▁of ▁land ▁legisl ation . ▁The ▁economy , ▁however , ▁has ▁been ▁growing ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁with ▁G DP ▁growth ▁exceed ing ▁ 4 % ▁per ▁year ; ▁almost ▁all ▁economic ▁indic ators ▁are ▁growing , ▁the ▁G DP