Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Madagascar
Madagascar: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Madagascar, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Madagascar is 1.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 65.0% on the previous year and up 203.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Madagascar peaked at 9.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -8.7%, in 1976.
That places Madagascar 118th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -2.0% | — |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -204.6% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -47.8% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | +740.9% |
| 1975 | -0.5% | -105.4% |
| 1976 | -8.7% | +1658.4% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -137.5% |
| 1978 | -6.6% | -301.8% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | -209.2% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -65.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +65.9% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -71.8% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +302.1% |
| 2002 | -1.3% | -132.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -200.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +136.9% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +139.1% |
| 2010 | -2.3% | -142.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -181.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | -5.0% | -342.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -131.5% |
| 2015 | -1.5% | -196.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -188.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -72.6% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +1574.3% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | -123.1% |
| 2021 | -2.5% | +84.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -201.7% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +104.5% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | -8.7% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -1.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -5.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -2.5% | 5.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 134.39 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 606.21 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1583 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 87.11 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Madagascar?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Madagascar was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.7% in 1976.
- How does Madagascar rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Madagascar ranks 118th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.