History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Madagascar

Madagascar: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 1,428 2011 US$ in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,428 2011 US$
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
139th
of 145 countries
All-time high
1,986 2011 US$
in 1971
All-time low
1,111 2011 US$
in 2002
Years of data
69
1950–2018

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Madagascar, 1950–2018

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Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Madagascar is 1,428 2011 US$, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Madagascar peaked at 1,986 2011 US$ in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,111 2011 US$, in 2002.

That places Madagascar 139th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Madagascar, 1950 to 2018.
Year 2011 US$ Change
1950 1,516 2011 US$
1951 1,549 2011 US$ +2.2%
1952 1,581 2011 US$ +2.1%
1953 1,613 2011 US$ +2.0%
1954 1,645 2011 US$ +2.0%
1955 1,677 2011 US$ +1.9%
1956 1,709 2011 US$ +1.9%
1957 1,741 2011 US$ +1.9%
1958 1,773 2011 US$ +1.8%
1959 1,804 2011 US$ +1.7%
1960 1,793 2011 US$ -0.6%
1961 1,795 2011 US$ +0.1%
1962 1,800 2011 US$ +0.3%
1963 1,747 2011 US$ -2.9%
1964 1,779 2011 US$ +1.8%
1965 1,734 2011 US$ -2.5%
1966 1,733 2011 US$ -0.1%
1967 1,790 2011 US$ +3.3%
1968 1,871 2011 US$ +4.5%
1969 1,900 2011 US$ +1.5%
1970 1,954 2011 US$ +2.8%
1971 1,986 2011 US$ +1.6%
1972 1,916 2011 US$ -3.5%
1973 1,824 2011 US$ -4.8%
1974 1,816 2011 US$ -0.4%
1975 1,795 2011 US$ -1.2%
1976 1,694 2011 US$ -5.6%
1977 1,691 2011 US$ -0.2%
1978 1,604 2011 US$ -5.1%
1979 1,714 2011 US$ +6.9%
1980 1,680 2011 US$ -2.0%
1981 1,492 2011 US$ -11.2%
1982 1,423 2011 US$ -4.6%
1983 1,395 2011 US$ -2.0%
1984 1,305 2011 US$ -6.5%
1985 1,296 2011 US$ -0.7%
1986 1,267 2011 US$ -2.2%
1987 1,258 2011 US$ -0.7%
1988 1,240 2011 US$ -1.4%
1989 1,251 2011 US$ +0.9%
1990 1,262 2011 US$ +0.9%
1991 1,161 2011 US$ -8.0%
1992 1,153 2011 US$ -0.7%
1993 1,154 2011 US$ +0.1%
1994 1,132 2011 US$ -1.9%
1995 1,130 2011 US$ -0.2%
1996 1,132 2011 US$ +0.2%
1997 1,152 2011 US$ +1.7%
1998 1,174 2011 US$ +1.9%
1999 1,207 2011 US$ +2.8%
2000 1,239 2011 US$ +2.6%
2001 1,290 2011 US$ +4.1%
2002 1,111 2011 US$ -13.9%
2003 1,198 2011 US$ +7.9%
2004 1,240 2011 US$ +3.5%
2005 1,276 2011 US$ +3.0%
2006 1,322 2011 US$ +3.6%
2007 1,384 2011 US$ +4.7%
2008 1,459 2011 US$ +5.4%
2009 1,368 2011 US$ -6.2%
2010 1,350 2011 US$ -1.3%
2011 1,347 2011 US$ -0.2%
2012 1,351 2011 US$ +0.3%
2013 1,345 2011 US$ -0.4%
2014 1,354 2011 US$ +0.7%
2015 1,360 2011 US$ +0.4%
2016 1,381 2011 US$ +1.5%
2017 1,400 2011 US$ +1.3%
2018 1,428 2011 US$ +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1,661 2011 US$ 1,516 2011 US$ 1,804 2011 US$ 10
1960s 1,794 2011 US$ 1,733 2011 US$ 1,900 2011 US$ 10
1970s 1,799 2011 US$ 1,604 2011 US$ 1,986 2011 US$ 10
1980s 1,361 2011 US$ 1,240 2011 US$ 1,680 2011 US$ 10
1990s 1,166 2011 US$ 1,130 2011 US$ 1,262 2011 US$ 10
2000s 1,289 2011 US$ 1,111 2011 US$ 1,459 2011 US$ 10
2010s 1,368 2011 US$ 1,345 2011 US$ 1,428 2011 US$ 9

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 136 Burkina Faso 1,590 2011 US$ compare
  2. 137 Guinea-Bissau 1,501 2011 US$ compare
  3. 138 Togo 1,451 2011 US$ compare
  4. 140 Mozambique 1,133 2011 US$ compare
  5. 141 Malawi 1,117 2011 US$ compare
  6. 142 Niger 964.66 2011 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Madagascar?
History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Madagascar was 1,428 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 1,986 2011 US$ in 1971.
What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,111 2011 US$ in 2002.
How does Madagascar rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Madagascar ranks 139th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]