Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 3.58 trillion in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Madagascar, 1962–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2016, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Madagascar stood at 3.58 trillion. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 37.2% on the previous year and up 134.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Madagascar peaked at 3.58 trillion in 2016 and was at its lowest, -581.28 billion, in 1991.
Madagascar ranks 24th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.93 billion | — |
| 1963 | 2.58 billion | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 2.64 billion | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 2.97 billion | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 3.09 billion | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 2.90 billion | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 2.37 billion | -18.3% |
| 1969 | 2.00 billion | -15.5% |
| 1970 | 3.14 billion | +57.2% |
| 1971 | 2.88 billion | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 3.38 billion | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 3.87 billion | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 3.33 billion | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 1.99 billion | -40.2% |
| 1976 | 2.46 billion | +23.5% |
| 1977 | 3.15 billion | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 2.30 billion | -26.9% |
| 1979 | -8.74 billion | -479.9% |
| 1980 | -25.16 billion | +187.8% |
| 1981 | -35.65 billion | +41.7% |
| 1982 | -44.39 billion | +24.5% |
| 1983 | -88.01 billion | +98.3% |
| 1984 | -120.70 billion | +37.1% |
| 1985 | -140.13 billion | +16.1% |
| 1986 | -184.99 billion | +32.0% |
| 1987 | -349.51 billion | +88.9% |
| 1988 | -399.14 billion | +14.2% |
| 1989 | -409.38 billion | +2.6% |
| 1990 | -453.57 billion | +10.8% |
| 1991 | -581.28 billion | +28.2% |
| 1992 | -47.67 billion | -91.8% |
| 1993 | -23.57 billion | -50.6% |
| 1994 | -46.14 billion | +95.8% |
| 1995 | 23.29 billion | -150.5% |
| 1996 | 110.20 billion | +373.2% |
| 1997 | 284.97 billion | +158.6% |
| 1998 | 161.95 billion | -43.2% |
| 1999 | 254.98 billion | +57.4% |
| 2000 | 339.38 billion | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 424.82 billion | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 371.77 billion | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 437.70 billion | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 775.72 billion | +77.2% |
| 2005 | 844.60 billion | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.53 trillion | +80.6% |
| 2007 | 1.85 trillion | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 2.10 trillion | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 1.92 trillion | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 2.31 trillion | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 2.63 trillion | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 2.53 trillion | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.78 trillion | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 2.09 trillion | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 2.61 trillion | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 3.58 trillion | +37.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.58 trillion is above the median for low income countries, which is 265.65 billion, 13.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.58 trillion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 354.99 billion, 10.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -479.9% | 2.30 billion | -8.74 billion |
| 1996 | +373.2% | 23.29 billion | 110.20 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.68 billion | 2.00 billion | 3.09 billion | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.78 billion | -8.74 billion | 3.87 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -179.71 billion | -409.38 billion | -25.16 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -31.68 billion | -581.28 billion | 284.97 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 trillion | 339.38 billion | 2.10 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.50 trillion | 1.78 trillion | 3.58 trillion | 7 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More financial sector data for Madagascar
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.28 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9354 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.28 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Madagascar?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Madagascar was 3.58 trillion in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 trillion in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -581.28 billion in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Madagascar ranks 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.