External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Madagascar, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Madagascar is 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Madagascar peaked at 333.44 DOD, current US$ per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 23.81 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1976.
Madagascar ranks 107th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.71 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 71.11 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 72.11 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 69.29 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 99.98 DOD, current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 1975 | 102.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 23.81 DOD, current US$ per person | -76.7% |
| 1977 | 95.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +299.2% |
| 1978 | 41.99 DOD, current US$ per person | -55.8% |
| 1979 | 88.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +110.7% |
| 1980 | 138.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +56.7% |
| 1981 | 173.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 1982 | 202.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 207.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 211.84 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 242.43 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 280.1 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 333.44 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 323.99 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 293.15 DOD, current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 307 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 314.63 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 305.55 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 288.3 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 300.9 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 307.59 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 285.71 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 274.1 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 283.68 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 298.85 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 286.14 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 245.66 DOD, current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 258.91 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 275.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 205.56 DOD, current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 184 DOD, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 77.39 DOD, current US$ per person | -57.9% |
| 2007 | 114.78 DOD, current US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 2008 | 121.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 132.12 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 124.24 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 125.64 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 127.59 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 121.97 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 119.67 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 118.3 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 114.05 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 126.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 135.3 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 143.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 167.21 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 180.01 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 195 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 206.1 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 568.34 DOD, current US$ per person, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +299.2% | 23.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 95.06 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1979 | +110.7% | 41.99 DOD, current US$ per person | 88.48 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1976 | -76.7% | 102.21 DOD, current US$ per person | 23.81 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2006 | -57.9% | 184 DOD, current US$ per person | 77.39 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1978 | -55.8% | 95.06 DOD, current US$ per person | 41.99 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.68 DOD, current US$ per person | 23.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 102.21 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 240.7 DOD, current US$ per person | 138.61 DOD, current US$ per person | 333.44 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 296.63 DOD, current US$ per person | 274.1 DOD, current US$ per person | 314.63 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 190.12 DOD, current US$ per person | 77.39 DOD, current US$ per person | 286.14 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.64 DOD, current US$ per person | 114.05 DOD, current US$ per person | 143.33 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 191.3 DOD, current US$ per person | 167.21 DOD, current US$ per person | 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 104 Sierra Leone 269.58 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 105 Mali 263.08 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 106 East Timor 211.81 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 108 Myanmar 205.04 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Niger 196.39 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 110 Central African Republic 196.21 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Madagascar?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Madagascar was 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 333.44 DOD, current US$ per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.81 DOD, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Madagascar rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 107th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.