Ores and metals exports in Madagascar
Madagascar: Ores and metals exports was 32.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Madagascar, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Madagascar is 32.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Madagascar peaked at 39.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.2% | — |
| 1963 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 1965 | 4.2% | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | +43.6% |
| 1970 | 5.0% | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 4.2% | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -17.5% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +37.1% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | -27.2% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +39.8% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -18.5% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | +105.4% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | +43.3% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -42.2% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +93.2% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +123.9% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -57.2% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -47.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -45.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -38.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +76.4% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +58.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +198.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +98.4% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +56.8% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +79.1% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32.9% | -16.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 32.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 39.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 32.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 14.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +198.0% | 2.8% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 3.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 8.4% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 17.5% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 12 Australia 34.6% compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 33.8% compare
- 14 Mauritania 33.7% compare
- 16 Macau, China 32.8% compare
- 17 Namibia 32.3% compare
- 18 South Africa 30.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Madagascar?
- Ores and metals exports in Madagascar was 32.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for ores and metals exports?
- Madagascar ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.