Gini index in Madagascar
Madagascar: Gini index was 36.8 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Gini index in Madagascar, 1980–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index in Madagascar is 36.8, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Madagascar peaked at 47.4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 36.8, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 46th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gini index in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.8 | — |
| 1993 | 45.2 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 39.4 | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 38.6 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 47.4 | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 39.9 | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 42.4 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 42.6 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 36.8 | -13.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 36.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.4, 98% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 36.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.7, 98% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.8 | 46.8 | 46.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.07 | 38.6 | 45.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.65 | 39.9 | 47.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.5 | 42.4 | 42.6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.8 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 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 gini index in Madagascar?
- Gini index in Madagascar was 36.8 in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest gini index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4 in 2001.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8 in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for gini index?
- Madagascar ranks 46th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini index 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Gini index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.