Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 19.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Customs and other import duties in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 19.3% for customs and other import duties in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Madagascar peaked at 52.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 25th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.1% | — |
| 1991 | 44.8% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 52.6% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -69.2% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +25.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 19.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 19.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.7%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -69.2% | 48.0% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 44.8% | 52.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 48.0% | 50.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 19.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Madagascar?
- Customs and other import duties in Madagascar was 19.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for customs and other import duties?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.