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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · MADAGASCAR

What Madagascar Trades

In 2023, Madagascar sold about $3.3B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $4.8B in return. Its biggest customer was France ($476M, 14% of exports); its biggest supplier, China ($818M). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$3.3B
GOODS IMPORTED$4.8B
TOP PARTNERFrance

Where Madagascar sends its goods

Madagascar’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1France14.5%$476M
2United States12.6%$413M
3Japan8.2%$271M
4Korea, Rep.8.2%$271M
5China8.1%$268M
6Netherlands6.3%$207M
7Turkiye4.1%$136M
8India4.1%$133M
9Canada3.4%$112M
10Indonesia3.1%$102M
11Germany2.9%$94M
12South Africa2.8%$90M
13Spain1.7%$56M
14United Kingdom1.6%$53M
15Singapore1.5%$51M
16Sweden1.2%$41M
17Italy1.2%$38M
18Mauritius1.1%$37M
19Viet Nam1.0%$34M
21Belgium0.6%$19M
22Switzerland0.5%$16M
23Mexico0.4%$14M
24Ethiopia0.4%$12M
25Denmark0.4%$12M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 94.4% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Madagascar buys its goods

Madagascar’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1China17.0%$818M
2Oman13.5%$649M
3France11.2%$541M
4India8.7%$421M
5South Africa5.5%$267M
7Belgium4.0%$191M
8Mauritius3.9%$188M
9Malaysia3.1%$147M
10Egypt, Arab Rep.2.4%$117M
11Pakistan2.2%$107M
12United States2.2%$105M
13Qatar2.0%$95M
14Brazil1.3%$61M
15Turkiye1.1%$55M
16Poland1.1%$53M
17Korea, Rep.0.9%$44M
18Viet Nam0.9%$44M
19Argentina0.9%$44M
20Italy0.9%$43M
21Germany0.9%$43M
23Indonesia0.9%$42M
24Spain0.9%$41M
25Thailand0.6%$30M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 98.2% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.