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About

China-Madagascar Trade: In 2023, China exported $983M to Madagascar. The main products that China exported to Madagascar were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($66.1M), Used Clothing ($44M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($39.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Madagascar have increased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $820M in 2018 to $983M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Madagascar.

Madagascar-China Trade: In 2023, Madagascar exported $275M to China. The main products that Madagascar exported to China were Precious Stones ($53.6M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($33.7M), and Uranium and Thorium Ore ($26M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Madagascar to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.81%,  from $180M in 2018 to $275M in 2023.

In 2023, Madagascar did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Madagascar ranked 117 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.15), and 133 in total exports ($4.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $983M to Madagascar. The main products exported from China to Madagascar were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($66.1M), Used Clothing ($44M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($39.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Madagascar have increased at an annualized rate of 3.71%, from $820M in 2018 to $983M in 2023.

In 2018, Madagascar exported $275M to China. The main products exported from Madagascar to China were Precious Stones ($53.6M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($33.7M), and Uranium and Thorium Ore ($26M). During the last 5 years the exports of Madagascar to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.81%, from $180M in 2023 to $275M in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Madagascar (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Madagascar (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Madagascar
Top Destination
United States$669M

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Madagascar. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Madagascar or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Madagascar included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Madagascar than from China.

Difference in imports from Madagascar (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Madagascar

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Madagascar by product, considering products traded by both, China and Madagascar.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Madagascar in the exports of Textiles ($292M), Machines ($246M), and Metals ($118M).

During 2018, Madagascar had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($158M), Precious Metals ($54M), and Animal Products ($15.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Madagascar+$24.4MTelephones
Top Product Potential Madagascar China+$45.6MRaw Nickel

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Madagascar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Madagascar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Madagascar indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Madagascar (Flag) (2023)

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