Which has higher trade, Madagascar or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 56.7% against 54.2% in Madagascar as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Rwanda: Trade

Madagascar

54.2%

in 2025

Rwanda

56.7%

in 2025

Madagascar rank

145th

Rwanda rank

142nd

Trade over time

Madagascar
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 56.7% against 54.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 145th and Rwanda ranks 142nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35.3%	26.4%	9.0%	Madagascar
1970s	37.0%	34.2%	2.8%	Madagascar
1980s	25.4%	34.5%	9.1%	Rwanda
1990s	37.4%	36.4%	1.0%	Madagascar
2000s	54.2%	34.9%	19.3%	Madagascar
2010s	60.3%	45.4%	15.0%	Madagascar
2020s	58.2%	60.1%	1.9%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade, Madagascar or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 56.7% against 54.2% in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in trade between Madagascar and Rwanda?: 2.5%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for trade?: Madagascar ranks 145th and Rwanda ranks 142nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trade (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 11,229 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Trade is the sum of 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.