Madagascar international reserves

#112 in the worldSub-Saharan AfricaShare on X
Total reserves
$3.3B
Data for November 2025
1-month change
+3.4%
12-month change
+21.7%
High since 2000
$3.3B
November 2025

Monthly history (IMF)

$3.3 billion
November 2025+1,372.4% vs January 2000
$0M$1B$2B$3B$4BJan 2000Dec 2012Nov 2025

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of November 2025.

  • Foreign exchange$3.2B · 98.4%
  • SDRs$9M · 0.3%
  • IMF reserve position$42M · 1.3%

Gold

Madagascar does not report gold holdings.

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 99
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
16.6%
Months of imports covered
6.0
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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