Madagascar vs South Sudan
Madagascar vs South Sudan: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 3.1% a year in Madagascar and 41.4% a year in South Sudan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 38.3 percentage points, or 13 times that in Madagascar.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- South Sudan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2025, Madagascar ranked 79 and South Sudan ranked 1 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Madagascar at 4.8% a year and South Sudan at 2.9% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Madagascar | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1 | 41.4 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | -28.1 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | -5.2 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | -7.1 | -6.5 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | -2.1 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | -5.8 |
| 2016 | 4 | -13.3 |
| 2015 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| 2014 | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 2.3 | 27.3 |
| 2012 | 3 | -50.3 |
| 2011 | 1.6 | – |
| 2010 | 0.6 | – |
| 2009 | -4 | – |
| 2008 | 6.7 | – |
| 2007 | 5.7 | – |
| 2006 | 5.4 | – |
| 2005 | 4.8 | – |
| 2004 | 5.3 | – |
| 2003 | 9.8 | – |
| 2002 | -12.4 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | – |
| 2000 | 4.5 | – |
| 1999 | 4.7 | – |
| 1998 | 3.9 | – |
| 1997 | 3.7 | – |
| 1996 | 2.2 | – |
| 1995 | 1.7 | – |
| 1994 | -0 | – |
| 1993 | 2.1 | – |
| 1992 | 1.2 | – |
| 1991 | -6.3 | – |
| 1990 | 3.1 | – |
| 1989 | 4.1 | – |
| 1988 | 3.4 | – |
| 1987 | 1.2 | – |
| 1986 | 2 | – |
| 1985 | 1.2 | – |
| 1984 | 1.8 | – |
| 1983 | 0.9 | – |
| 1982 | -1.9 | – |
| 1981 | -9.8 | – |
| 1980 | 0.8 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Madagascar | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.8 | 10.5 |
| 2027 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 2028 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 2029 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| 2030 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| 2031 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Madagascar vs South Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023South Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024South Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017South Sudan: 3.7% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017South Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023South Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023South Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023South Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025South Sudan: 21.7% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023South Sudan: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023South Sudan: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025South Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025South Sudan: $103M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025South Sudan: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025South Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020South Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022South Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020South Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025South Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022