Madagascar vs Spain: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Madagascar
26.9%
in 2024
Spain
27.3%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
124th
Spain rank
122nd
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Madagascar
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 27.3% against 26.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 124th and Spain ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 8.4% | 6.1% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.0% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 13.7% | 5.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 17.8% | 6.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 24.3% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 25.5% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 28.8% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Madagascar or Spain?
- Spain, at 27.3% against 26.9% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Madagascar and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Spain rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Madagascar ranks 124th and Spain ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).