Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Madagascar
Madagascar: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0877 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Madagascar, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Madagascar stood at 0.0877 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 171.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Madagascar peaked at 0.0877 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.052 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0571 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0789 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0877 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0877 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 35 Tanzania 0.1579 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1079 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 0.0947 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Togo 0.0783 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Benin 0.0748 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Czechia 0.0745 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Madagascar?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Madagascar was 0.0877 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0877 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Madagascar ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.2%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.