Madagascar (MDG) and France (FRA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Madagascar-France Trade: In 2023, Madagascar exported $641M to France. The main products that Madagascar exported to France were Crustaceans ($94.3M), Vanilla ($92.5M), and Scarves ($51.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Madagascar to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.79%, from $739M in 2018 to $641M in 2023.

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

France-Madagascar Trade: In 2023, France exported $515M to Madagascar. The main products that France exported to Madagascar were Packaged Medicaments ($36.4M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($31.4M), and Silk Fabrics ($29M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Madagascar have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.22%, from $521M in 2018 to $515M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Madagascar ranked 117 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.15), and 133 in total exports ($4.3B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Madagascar exported $641M to France. The main products exported from Madagascar to France were Crustaceans ($94.3M), Vanilla ($92.5M), and Scarves ($51.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Madagascar to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.79%, from $739M in 2018 to $641M in 2023.

In 2018, France exported $515M to Madagascar. The main products exported from France to Madagascar were Packaged Medicaments ($36.4M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($31.4M), and Silk Fabrics ($29M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Madagascar have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.22%, from $521M in 2023 to $515M in 2018.

Exports from Madagascar () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Madagascar () (2023)

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Trade between Madagascar () and France ()

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Madagascar
Top DestinationUnited States$669M

France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Madagascar included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

Difference in imports from France () and Madagascar () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Madagascar - France

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

During 2023, Madagascar had a large net trade with France in the exports of Textiles ($228M), Vegetable Products ($149M), and Animal Products ($100M).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Madagascar in the exports of Textiles ($106M), Machines ($103M), and Chemical Products ($65M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Madagascar France+$13.8MKnit Sweaters

Top Product Potential France Madagascar+$5.34MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Madagascar () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Madagascar () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Madagascar () and France ()

Madagascar Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from France () and Madagascar () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Madagascar - France

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Madagascar () and France () (2023)

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