Imports of goods and services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Imports of goods and services was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Madagascar, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 4.0% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.2% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Madagascar peaked at 56.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -30.7%, in 1981.
Madagascar ranks 99th of 178 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.
Imports of goods and services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.8% | — |
| 1962 | -0.5% | -102.0% |
| 1963 | 12.1% | -2761.3% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -73.1% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -21.3% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 1967 | -6.4% | -355.2% |
| 1968 | 18.2% | -385.9% |
| 1969 | 4.9% | -73.0% |
| 1970 | -3.9% | -178.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -117.3% |
| 1972 | -13.2% | -2061.8% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | -114.6% |
| 1974 | -11.1% | -678.9% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -161.0% |
| 1976 | -27.6% | -506.8% |
| 1977 | 9.3% | -133.8% |
| 1978 | 13.3% | +42.6% |
| 1979 | 38.1% | +186.5% |
| 1980 | -21.9% | -157.7% |
| 1981 | -30.7% | +39.8% |
| 1982 | -11.3% | -63.1% |
| 1983 | -14.4% | +27.2% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | -212.7% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | -27.5% |
| 1986 | -12.9% | -209.7% |
| 1987 | -7.0% | -45.5% |
| 1988 | -2.3% | -67.0% |
| 1989 | -10.7% | +360.7% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | -517.5% |
| 1991 | -20.0% | -144.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -103.1% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +2128.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -100.8% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -2653.1% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +35.4% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +90.9% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -32.1% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +178.7% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -29.3% |
| 2002 | -25.0% | -312.4% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | -327.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -84.4% |
| 2005 | -7.0% | -178.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -147.5% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +813.4% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | -17.8% | -148.1% |
| 2010 | -5.9% | -66.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -143.0% |
| 2012 | -3.5% | -236.3% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -417.1% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +389.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -53.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -59.1% |
| 2020 | -16.6% | -464.4% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -162.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +104.5% |
| 2023 | -5.6% | -126.9% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -346.9% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -71.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | -6.4% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | -27.6% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -8.3% | -30.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | -20.0% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | -25.0% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | -5.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | -16.6% | 21.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1583 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 87.11 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 87.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 661.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 396,644 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Madagascar?
- Imports of goods and services in Madagascar was 4.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.7% in 1981.
- How does Madagascar rank for imports of goods and services?
- Madagascar ranks 99th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.