Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3682 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, 1980–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.3682 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.4744 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3682, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 41st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4685 | — |
| 1993 | 0.452 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3943 | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3858 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4744 | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3994 | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4241 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4264 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3682 | -13.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.3682 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 98% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.3682 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 98% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4685 | 0.4685 | 0.4685 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4107 | 0.3858 | 0.452 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4369 | 0.3994 | 0.4744 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4253 | 0.4241 | 0.4264 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3682 | 0.3682 | 0.3682 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,426 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -18.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar was 0.3682 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4744 in 2001.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3682 in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.