Food imports in Madagascar
Madagascar: Food imports was 18.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Madagascar, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, food imports in Madagascar stood at 18.4%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Madagascar peaked at 21.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1980.
Madagascar ranks 75th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Food imports in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 14.0% | — |
| 1963 | 13.5% | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 19.7% | +46.7% |
| 1966 | 14.6% | -25.5% |
| 1967 | 11.4% | -21.9% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 13.5% | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 12.4% | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 15.1% | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 13.8% | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 18.4% | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 21.8% | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | -34.8% |
| 1976 | 14.0% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 16.9% | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 15.1% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | -43.4% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | +64.9% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +15.0% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | +23.5% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | -39.6% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -29.8% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 11.2% | 19.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 12.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 8.5% | 20.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 11.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.1% | 21.5% | 5 |
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- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.2% compare
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More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 160.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Madagascar?
- Food imports in Madagascar was 18.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for food imports?
- Madagascar ranks 75th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.