Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 3.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3.2% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Madagascar peaked at 16.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1997.
Madagascar ranks 144th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.0% | — |
| 1991 | 13.8% | +73.0% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -53.6% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +115.1% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -82.3% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +59.5% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -30.1% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +586.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -67.7% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -29.9% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +154.6% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -64.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +225.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +109.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +75.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -66.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +103.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +4.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.2%, 17% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 18% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +586.6% | 2.3% | 15.8% |
| 2005 | +225.9% | 2.4% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 2.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 2.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 4.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Madagascar?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Madagascar was 3.2% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1997.
- How does Madagascar rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Madagascar ranks 144th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.