GDP growth in Madagascar
Madagascar: GDP growth was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Madagascar, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Madagascar stood at 3.0%.
The figure is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Madagascar peaked at 9.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -12.4%, in 2002.
That places Madagascar 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | -0.9% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | -3.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -9.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -6.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | -12.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -7.1% | 4.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4,530 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.47 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.72 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.06 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -454.90 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 2.65 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 560 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 86.81 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Madagascar?
- Gdp growth in Madagascar was 3.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.4% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for gdp growth?
- Madagascar ranks 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 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. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.