Egypt vs Madagascar: External balance on goods and services
Egypt
-11.7%
in 2025
Madagascar
-11.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
137th
Madagascar rank
136th
External balance on goods and services over time
- Egypt
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -11.6% against -11.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 137th and Madagascar ranks 136th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.9% | -5.7% | 1.8% | Egypt |
| 1970s | -9.7% | -5.6% | 4.1% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -12.0% | -3.5% | 8.5% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | -6.7% | -4.2% | 2.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -4.0% | -9.8% | 5.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | -8.1% | -7.1% | 1.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -7.3% | -9.6% | 2.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Egypt or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -11.6% against -11.7% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Egypt and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Madagascar rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Egypt ranks 137th and Madagascar ranks 136th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.