Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Madagascar, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Madagascar stood at 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and up 183.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Madagascar peaked at 5.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.7455 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1988.
That places Madagascar 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.1863 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.5431 BoP, current US$ per person | +191.6% |
| 1988 | -0.7455 BoP, current US$ per person | -237.3% |
| 1989 | 0.038 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1116 BoP, current US$ per person | +193.5% |
| 1991 | -0.0332 BoP, current US$ per person | -129.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1483 BoP, current US$ per person | -546.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3748 BoP, current US$ per person | +152.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2056 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.4% |
| 1996 | -0.0539 BoP, current US$ per person | -149.8% |
| 1997 | -0.101 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0558 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0657 BoP, current US$ per person | -217.8% |
| 2005 | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +2675.6% |
| 2006 | 0.566 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.0% |
| 2007 | 1.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +234.6% |
| 2008 | 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 1.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.0% |
| 2010 | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.5% |
| 2011 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6473 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.3% |
| 2014 | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.3% |
| 2015 | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.1% |
| 2016 | 3.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 4.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 4.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 5.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person, 15.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +2675.6% | 0.0657 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1992 | +546.2% | -0.0332 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1483 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7455 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5431 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.095 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.101 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3748 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0558 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6473 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 115 Jordan 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 116 New Zealand 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 4.27 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 119 Benin 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 120 Congo 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 121 Belize 3.3 BoP, 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Madagascar?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Madagascar was 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7455 BoP, current US$ per person in 1988.
- How does Madagascar rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.