Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) 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 (annual % growth) 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% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 39% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -1658.4% | -0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | +1574.3% | 0.4% | 5.9% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 102.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.59 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 92.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 8.94 units per person (2025)
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.