Exports of goods and services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Exports of goods and services was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in Madagascar stood at 21.3%.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Madagascar peaked at 31.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1983.
Madagascar ranks 150th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.0% | — |
| 1961 | 14.6% | +45.6% |
| 1962 | 13.8% | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 12.8% | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 13.2% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 17.3% | +30.9% |
| 1967 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 19.2% | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 14.4% | -24.6% |
| 1972 | 14.3% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 15.5% | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 16.4% | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 14.6% | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 10.7% | -26.8% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -16.6% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 8.1% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | +31.9% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 14.1% | +43.6% |
| 1988 | 13.6% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +45.0% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +42.1% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +32.1% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -11.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 21.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 21.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.2%, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.8% | 10.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 12.9% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 13.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 21.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 20.1% | 30.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 147 Rwanda 21.6% compare
- 148 Uganda 21.4% compare
- 149 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.4% compare
- 151 Palestine, State of 21.2% compare
- 152 China 21.1% compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 20.9% compare
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 exports of goods and services in Madagascar?
- Exports of goods and services in Madagascar was 21.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1983.
- How does Madagascar rank for exports of goods and services?
- Madagascar ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. 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.