GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Madagascar
Madagascar: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Madagascar, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Madagascar stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 69.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Madagascar peaked at 6.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -15.0%, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 167th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.6% | — |
| 1962 | -0.4% | -39.6% |
| 1963 | -3.5% | +887.9% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -137.9% |
| 1965 | -3.0% | -329.5% |
| 1966 | -0.6% | -80.5% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -567.2% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | +44.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -78.0% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | +166.6% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -59.0% |
| 1972 | -4.1% | -535.6% |
| 1973 | -5.5% | +32.2% |
| 1974 | -1.0% | -81.7% |
| 1975 | -1.7% | +73.8% |
| 1976 | -6.0% | +241.2% |
| 1977 | -0.7% | -88.4% |
| 1978 | -5.6% | +706.4% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | -217.8% |
| 1980 | -2.1% | -131.3% |
| 1981 | -12.5% | +505.6% |
| 1982 | -4.8% | -61.8% |
| 1983 | -2.0% | -57.5% |
| 1984 | -1.2% | -42.4% |
| 1985 | -1.7% | +49.0% |
| 1986 | -0.9% | -46.9% |
| 1987 | -1.7% | +80.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -128.6% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +128.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -88.1% |
| 1991 | -9.1% | -7106.9% |
| 1992 | -1.8% | -79.9% |
| 1993 | -1.0% | -46.8% |
| 1994 | -3.1% | +220.5% |
| 1995 | -1.5% | -52.0% |
| 1996 | -1.1% | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -134.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +53.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +136.7% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +131.6% |
| 2002 | -15.0% | -641.9% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -144.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -66.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +36.7% |
| 2009 | -6.8% | -286.4% |
| 2010 | -2.3% | -66.5% |
| 2011 | -1.3% | -44.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -115.9% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | -321.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -236.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +194.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -57.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +218.9% |
| 2020 | -9.5% | -648.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -121.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -69.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.2%, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -7106.9% | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1963 | -887.9% | -0.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | -3.5% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.5% | -6.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.5% | -12.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.5% | -9.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -15.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -2.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -9.5% | 2.1% | 6 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Madagascar?
- Gdp per capita growth in Madagascar was 0.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.0% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Madagascar ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.