Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Madagascar
Madagascar: Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Madagascar, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.03 for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Madagascar peaked at 0.03 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2010.
Madagascar ranks 94th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.011 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture share gdp 21.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.7 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population 67.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 399,940 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Madagascar?
- Potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Madagascar was 0.03 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Madagascar ranks 94th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK