Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Madagascar, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Madagascar is 0 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1979.
That places Madagascar 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -48.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +39.5% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +44.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -35.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -95.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +49.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +283.5% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +59.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +97.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -16.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +109.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +50.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -72.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +31.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +116.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -42.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +35.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +44.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +33.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +283.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
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 total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Madagascar?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Madagascar was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1979.
- How does Madagascar rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.