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The components analysed in the International LPI include:
• The efficiency of customs and border management clearance;
• The quality of transport infrastructure;
• The ease of arranging shipments;
• The quality of logistics services;
• The ability of tracking and tracing;
• The frequency with which shipments reach consignees within expected delivery times.

Overview

The economy of Madagascar remains robust, having demonstrated gradual but consistent increases in real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, reaching 4.8% in 2019. Per capita GDP remains below €500, yet continues to grow at a healthy average rate of around 4% annually. Madagascar is not rated by either of the major credit rating agencies under consideration and is ranked in the bottom 30 of 190 countries for ease of doing business.

Inflation is going down but remains under pressure at 6.7% in 2019, down from a high of 8.3% in 2017. The value of local currency, the Malagasy ariary, has been steadily depreciating against major global currencies with both the US dollar and the euro now costing about 1000 ariary more than they did in 2015.

Foreign investment, while higher in 2018 by volume, remains within its recent range between 2.9% and 4.5% of national GDP. To help enable and attract investment, the Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM), an agency of the presidency, works to improve the business environment and investment climate in Madagascar. It works with ADER, the country's rural electrification agency, to identify and attract investors to the Malagasy energy sector. Its services include, for example, assisting investors with registering a company in Madagascar and obtaining permits. Clean energy investments reached €34.6 million in 2017, all of which were from foreign sources.

The Malagasy tax code provides generous incentives to investment in the renewable energy sector, exempting solar panels, wind turbines and batteries from both VAT and import duties.
Regional affiliation
AU, COMESA, SADC
Official language(s)
French, Malagasy
National currency
Malagasy ariary
Presence of port
Yes
Port of Toamasina
Next planned election and cycle length
Presidential elections:
2023 (5-year cycle)
Parliamentary elections:
2024 (5-year cycle)

Demographics

Population
% urban population of total population
% rural population of total population
Population growth rate
Working age (15-64) share of total population
Working age (15-64)
Rest of population
Urbanisation rate (% urban population growth)

Connectivity

Mobile telecom operators
Airtel
Blueline/BIP
Orange
Telma Mobile
All three connectivity indicators
% penetration of mobile cellular subscriptions
% penetration of mobile money
% population with access to internet

Logistics, Import duties and value added tax

Logistics

Median lead time to import
2018
1 days
Aggregated Logistics Performance Index ranking
2018
137

Import Duties and Value-Added Tax

Import Duties
Solar panels
Wind turbines
Batteries (for renewable energy storage)
VAT
Solar Panels
Wind turbines
Batteries (for renewable energy storage)

Business intelligence

Energy Ranking

Climatescope ranking
2019
54
2018
61
2017
Not ranked
2016
Not ranked
2015
Not ranked
WB RISE ranking
2018
122
2016
93
2014
Not ranked

Economy

GDP
Real GDP growth
GDP/capita, real
SSA average
GDP/capita, real
SSA average
GDP/capita, real
Debt to GDP ratio (gross debt)
Inflation rate
Exchange rate
Currency exchange rate vs. EUR and USD
Currency exchange rate vs. EUR
Currency exchange rate vs. USD
Total volume of clean energy investment
% foreign investment in clean energy
2018
92.00%
2017
100.00%
Methodologies
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Contact
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