Madagascar - GFDRR

Damage, Loss, and Needs Assessment for Recovery and Reconstruction: Madagascar 31
Economic Framework
Per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Madagascar was USD 375 in 2007. Growth rate was
6.2 percent in 2007. GDP records are not yet available on a regional level.
Poverty
The national poverty level in Madagascar was 63.3 percent in 2007. In 2005, the latest year for
which regional poverty data were available, the national poverty rate was 68.8 percent. The
poor population within the 17 affected regions represented 50.98 percent of the total
population of Madagascar.
The two most affected regions, Analanjirofo and Atsinanana, had poverty levels that were
higher than the national average, 79.3 and 79.0, respectively. The number of poor within those
two most affected regions was about 1.5 million, representing 7.8 percent of the total
population of Madagascar. Table 8 presents a brief summary of poverty levels in the 17 affected
regions in 2005.
Table 8: Poverty Levels by affected Region (2005).
Poverty
Headcount
Rate (%)
Number of Poor
% Population of
Madagascar
Analanjirofo 79.3 507,794 2.69
Atsinanana 79.0 967,109 5.12
Menabe 61.7 255,870 1.36
Melaky 62.7 129,904 0.69
Boeny 48.9 230,188 1.22
Diana 49.2 176,052 0.93
Atsimo Atsinanana 83.9 490,089 2.60
Alaotra Mangoro 57.6 532,133 2.82
Sofia 80.7 882,300 4.67
Amoron'I Mania 78.2 707,209 3.75
Vatovavy Fitovinany 80.8 989,642 5.24
Mahatsiatra Ambony 72.1 1,072,559 5.68
Atsimo Andrefana 75.3 751,818 3.98
Ihorombe 78.0 220,438 1.17
Bongolava 64.1 289,802 1.54
Analamanga 42.9 1,170,900 6.20
Betsiboka 70.0 250,690 1.33
17 Régions 9,624,497 50.98
Madagascar 68.7 12,978,580 68.75
Source: INSTAT/Household Survey 2005 and Staff estimation