Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Madagascar
Madagascar: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 0.82 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Madagascar, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.82 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
The figure is down 29.3% on the previous year and up 203.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Madagascar peaked at 5.94 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -14.96, in 2002.
That places Madagascar 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 | — |
| 2001 | 2.22 | +96.5% |
| 2002 | -14.96 | -773.9% |
| 2003 | 5.94 | -139.7% |
| 2004 | 0.93 | -84.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | -89.2% |
| 2006 | 2.31 | +2210.0% |
| 2007 | 2.52 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.45 | +36.9% |
| 2009 | -6.72 | -294.8% |
| 2010 | -2.33 | -65.3% |
| 2011 | -3.6 | +54.5% |
| 2012 | -2.35 | -34.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7 | -70.2% |
| 2014 | 0.37 | -152.9% |
| 2015 | 0.27 | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +292.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.38 | -64.2% |
| 2019 | 1.58 | +315.8% |
| 2020 | -8.3 | -625.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | -115.7% |
| 2022 | 0.33 | -74.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | +203.0% |
| 2024 | 1.16 | +16.0% |
| 2025 | 0.82 | -29.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.82 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.74, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2210.0% | 0.1 | 2.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.308 | -14.96 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.426 | -3.6 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.615 | -8.3 | 1.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 134 France 0.91 compare
- 134 Mauritania 0.91 compare
- 136 Saint Lucia 0.9 compare
- 138 Qatar 0.81 compare
- 138 Turkmenistan 0.81 compare
- 140 Comoros 0.77 compare
More work & labour data for Madagascar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4265 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4632 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 31,158 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,645 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 43,120 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 42,221 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 85,341 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Madagascar?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Madagascar was 0.82 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 in 2003.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.96 in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Madagascar ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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