Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Madagascar
Madagascar: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 46.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Madagascar, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 46.2% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Madagascar peaked at 96.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 148th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.5% | — |
| 1961 | 93.4% | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 94.6% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 94.1% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 83.4% | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 90.3% | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 94.4% | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 93.3% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 96.3% | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 96.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 95.7% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 85.7% | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 80.9% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 77.8% | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 90.1% | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 93.2% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 90.3% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 88.9% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 92.2% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 87.9% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 91.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 79.5% | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 85.5% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | -30.1% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +49.0% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +9.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 46.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.4%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 46.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +49.0% | 40.8% | 60.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.8% | 83.4% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 77.8% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 79.5% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 59.1% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 40.8% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 42.8% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 37.6% | 46.2% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Madagascar?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Madagascar was 46.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Madagascar ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.