Food, beverages and tobacco in Madagascar
Madagascar: Food, beverages and tobacco was 66.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Madagascar, 1967–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 66.1% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Madagascar peaked at 66.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
That places Madagascar 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 45.2% | — |
| 1968 | 41.6% | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 40.5% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 36.0% | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 37.3% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 36.1% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 31.3% | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 29.1% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 31.7% | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 30.9% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 27.1% | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 28.5% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 27.9% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 28.5% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 31.5% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 33.5% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | +50.1% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | -37.5% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -98.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +9500.9% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 66.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.5%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 66.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +9500.9% | 0.5% | 47.0% |
| 2001 | -98.5% | 30.9% | 0.5% |
| 1985 | +50.1% | 34.1% | 51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.4% | 40.5% | 45.2% | 3 |
| 1970s | 31.6% | 27.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 28.5% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 0.4% | 47.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 47.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 57.1% | 66.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 food, beverages and tobacco in Madagascar?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Madagascar was 66.1% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. 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 is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).