Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Madagascar
Madagascar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Madagascar, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 1,040.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Madagascar peaked at 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -14.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1988.
Madagascar ranks 107th of 188 countries on this measure, 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$), per in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 3.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 10.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1988 | -14.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -241.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -105.3% |
| 1990 | 2.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +202.2% |
| 1991 | -0.7102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -130.7% |
| 1992 | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -559.8% |
| 1993 | 8.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +160.5% |
| 1994 | 4.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 1995 | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -45.7% |
| 1996 | -1.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -151.4% |
| 1997 | -2.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +93.6% |
| 2000 | -1.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2001 | 1.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -221.5% |
| 2005 | 60.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3022.2% |
| 2006 | 19.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 2007 | 66.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +244.6% |
| 2008 | 76.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 45.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 74.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +66.3% |
| 2011 | 72.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 62.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 26.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -57.2% |
| 2014 | 63.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +135.6% |
| 2015 | 140.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +122.9% |
| 2016 | 154.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 182.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 202.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 174.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 204.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 196.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 244.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2023 | 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 12.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +3022.2% | 1.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 60.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 76.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 115.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 202.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 196.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 104 Nicaragua 349.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 105 Republic of Moldova 339.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 106 Belarus 319.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 108 Tajikistan 288.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 109 Nigeria 280.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 110 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 236.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Madagascar?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Madagascar was 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 305.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Madagascar rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Madagascar ranks 107th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,040.1%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.