GDP per capita growth in Madagascar
Madagascar: GDP per capita growth 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 165th of 213 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 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% |
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
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 553.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,187 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 2.51 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 413.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 2.99 % 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 165th out of 213 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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About this data
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.