How does Madagascar rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Madagascar ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 160.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Madagascar

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Madagascar
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Madagascar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 31.1%

World rank

66th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

All-time low

-0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1988

Years of data

1974–2024

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Madagascar, 1974–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Madagascar is 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and up 160.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Madagascar peaked at 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1988.

Madagascar ranks 66th of 191 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$) … unit in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Madagascar, 1974 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1974	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1975	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1979	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1980	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1981	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1982	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1983	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1984	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1985	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1986	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1987	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+306.0%
1988	-0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-242.3%
1989	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-105.3%
1990	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+144.1%
1991	-0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-137.1%
1992	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-502.8%
1993	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+138.1%
1994	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.7%
1995	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.1%
1996	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-140.0%
1997	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+124.0%
2000	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.0%
2001	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-203.4%
2005	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2797.9%
2006	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.7%
2007	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+158.5%
2008	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2009	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.5%
2010	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.2%
2011	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2012	0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2013	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-60.1%
2014	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+133.7%
2015	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+146.5%
2016	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2017	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2018	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2019	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
2020	0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.7%
2021	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
2022	0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2023	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
2024	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.1%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

Madagascar's 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 8.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Madagascar's 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit 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	+2797.9%	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6
1980s	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	8
2000s	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	7
2010s	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

63 Cape Verde 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
64 Uruguay 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
65 Guatemala 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
67 Saint Lucia 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
68 Georgia 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
69 Latvia 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Madagascar?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Madagascar was 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
How does Madagascar rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Madagascar ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 160.2%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), 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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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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
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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.