Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Madagascar
Madagascar: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 46.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Madagascar, 1974–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Madagascar is 46.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Madagascar peaked at 52.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1986.
Madagascar ranks 62nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 17.1% | — |
| 1975 | 17.0% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 15.6% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 24.2% | +165.8% |
| 1990 | 29.5% | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 35.2% | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -45.7% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +33.9% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +45.1% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +41.2% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +47.6% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | +19.5% |
| 2025 | 46.1% | +8.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 46.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.3%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 46.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +165.8% | 9.1% | 24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9% | 15.4% | 18.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 8.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 17.1% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 18.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 24.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 24.1% | 46.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Madagascar?
- Computer, communications and other services in Madagascar was 46.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1986.
- How does Madagascar rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.