The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Madagascar, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 4 November 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 3.0% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 8.1% | High inflation: money loses value quickly. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 3.0% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $599 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -5.2% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 21.3% of GDP | Driven mostly by its home market. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Madagascan billionaire Ylias Akbaraly, who transformed his family's detergent business into an international conglomerate spanning manufacturing, finance, aviation and broadcasting, is seeking a $450 million (€400 million) contract to modernise Nigeria's television and radio infrastructure.