What is starting a business - score in Madagascar?

Starting a business - score in Madagascar was 88.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 88.46 in 2019.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 12.7 in 2003.

How does Madagascar rank for starting a business - score?

Madagascar ranks 79th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Madagascar data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Starting a business - Score in Madagascar

Name: Starting a business - Score in Madagascar
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Madagascar: Starting a business - Score was 88.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

88.46

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

79th

of 188 countries

All-time high

88.46

in 2019

All-time low

12.7

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Madagascar, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 88.46 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Madagascar peaked at 88.46 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.7, in 2003.

Madagascar ranks 79th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	41.2	12.7	66.6	7
2010s	80.51	63.05	88.46	10

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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)
Commercial service exports 1.52 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 42.0% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 42.5% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Madagascar?: Starting a business - score in Madagascar was 88.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 88.46 in 2019.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 12.7 in 2003.
How does Madagascar rank for starting a business - score?: Madagascar ranks 79th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.