Economic Indicators for Madagascar


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance-5.42-4.960.71-18.17Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index241.51219.81241.510.95
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )9.878.1649.08-1.70Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate53.5848.8360.0022.25%
Interest rates40.9637.3952.44-9.58Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )71.6468.41118.4963.96
Human Capital Index0.390.390.390.37Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered1,929.001,769.002,032.001,424.00Number
Time required to start a business8.008.0067.008.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse194.00194.00194.00143.00Days
Armed forces Personnel22,000.0022,000.0028,500.0021,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services26.8730.3831.548.15Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services33.9138.4846.6511.14Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1615162USD Billions
GDP Growth3.993.809.85-12.41Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.320.332.430.29Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.200.180.270.09Per 1,000 people
Labor force16,060,706.0015,585,274.0016,060,706.005,813,406.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education8.452.298.452.29Percentage (%)
Fertility rate3.793.857.153.79Total
Population3130318Thousands