Economic complexity rankings in Madagascar
Madagascar: Economic complexity rankings was 83 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Economic complexity rankings in Madagascar, 1964–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, economic complexity rankings in Madagascar stood at 83.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rankings in Madagascar peaked at 110 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 42, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 24th out of 121 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Economic complexity rankings in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 81 | — |
| 1965 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 81 | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 75 | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 84 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 80 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 88 | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 42 | -54.8% |
| 1991 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 61 | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 105 | +72.1% |
| 1994 | 103 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 103 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 108 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 107 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 110 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 108 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 104 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 105 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 101 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 102 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 88 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 83 | -6.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 83 is below the median for low income countries, which is 97, 86% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Economic complexity rankings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +72.1% | 61 | 105 |
| 1990 | -54.8% | 93 | 42 |
| 1992 | +35.6% | 45 | 61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.67 | 80 | 85 | 6 |
| 1970s | 84.2 | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.4 | 80 | 94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.4 | 42 | 105 | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.1 | 101 | 110 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89 | 83 | 99 | 7 |
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 economic complexity rankings in Madagascar?
- Economic complexity rankings in Madagascar was 83 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rankings recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 110 in 2002.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rankings recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for economic complexity rankings?
- Madagascar ranks 24th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is economic complexity rankings rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rankings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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