Net foreign assets, flow in Madagascar
Madagascar: Net foreign assets, flow was 318.01 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets, flow in Madagascar, 1963–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 318.01 billion current LCU for net foreign assets, flow in 2011.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 272.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets, flow in Madagascar peaked at 680.98 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -173.63 billion current LCU, in 2009.
That places Madagascar 10th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -133.10 million current LCU | -528.60 million current LCU | 334.00 million current LCU | 7 |
| 1970s | -1.07 billion current LCU | -11.04 billion current LCU | 1.14 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -40.06 billion current LCU | -164.53 billion current LCU | -8.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.44 billion current LCU | -127.71 billion current LCU | 533.62 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 166.97 billion current LCU | -173.63 billion current LCU | 680.98 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 350.66 billion current LCU | 318.01 billion current LCU | 383.31 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 7 Nigeria 409.78 billion current LCU compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 389.00 billion current LCU compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 381.52 billion current LCU compare
- 11 Uganda 289.60 billion current LCU compare
- 12 Tanzania 209.60 billion current LCU compare
- 13 South Africa 167.04 billion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for Madagascar
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.5 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 17.77 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 10.30 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 16.5% (2024)
- Broad money 27.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.7% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 16.5% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 4,530 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,227 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets, flow in Madagascar?
- Net foreign assets, flow in Madagascar was 318.01 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 680.98 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -173.63 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for net foreign assets, flow?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets, flow rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.