MADAGASCAR / Antananarivo

PEOPLE 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 est. Population, total (m) 16.19 18.64 19.16 19.67 … … Population growth (annual %) 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 … … Sex ratio male/female … … … … … 0.99 Life Expectancy at birth, total (years) 56 59 59 59 … … Adult Illiteracy Rate - Total (%) 33.5 29.5 29.3 27.8 … … Female (%) 40.3 35.5 34.7 33.5 … … Male (%) 26.4 23.3 23.5 23.0 … … Ratio of girls to boys in primary & 2ndry school (%) … 96 96 96 … …

Labour Force, total (m) … … … … …… ECONOMY 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 est. GDP (current US$ billions) 3.88 5.04 5.52 7.38 … … GDP real growth (annual %) 4.8 4.6 5.0 6.2 … … Industry (% of GDP) 14 16 16.0 17 … … Agriculture (% of GDP) 29 28 27 26 … … Services (% of GDP) 57 56 56 56 … … Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 31 27 30 30 … …

Imports of goods and sevices (% of GDP) 38 41 41 47 … …

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 49.5 50.9 50.1 51.2 … … Energy: Use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) … … … … … …

Energy: Imports, net (% of energy use) … … … … … … Energy: Electricity Production million kWh … … … … … Energy: Electricity Consumption (kWh per ……………… capita) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (US$ … … … … 996 … m) FDI, net inflows (US$ m) 83 85 294 997 … … Net ODA disbursements (% of GNI) 8.4 18.4 13.8 12.3 … … ODA and Official Aid (US$ m) 322 917 750 892 … … Workers' remittances, received (US$ m) 11 11 11 11 … … Industrial Production growth rate (annual %) … … … … 8 …

Industries meat processing, seafood, soap, breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles, glassware, Main industrial development issues Inadequatecement, automobile infrastructure, assembly energy plant, supply, paper, low petroleum compliance, tourism to international standards bottleneck for export development, low competitiveness of industries

Import - Commodities capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food

Import - Partners France 14.5%, China 12%, Iran 9.3%, Mauritius 5.6%, Hong Kong 4.7% (2006)

Export - Commodities coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products Exports - Partners France 32.1%, US 25.3%, Germany 6.1%, Italy 5%, UK 4.1% (2006) INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 est. Paved roads (% of total) 12 … … … … … Internet users (per 100 people) 0.2 0.5 0.6 … … … Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 0 3 5 11 ……

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 est. Time required to start a business (days) … 38 21 7 … … Ease of doing business (rank) … … … … 151 144 Promising sectors potential on agriculture, fishing, tourism and mining sector UNIDO COOPERATION Since 1967 UNIDO has completed 100 projects within the countryfor a total disbursement of more than USD 22,000,000 in the areas including the strengthening of institutional and productive capacities, industrial modernization, upgrading and Standardization, environment and renewable energy programmes. 5 projects for a budget of 1,761,600 are currently on the agenda.

USEFUL CONTACTS WITHIN THE COUNTRY UNIDO Field Office Batiment Ariane 5 - Zone Galaxy Andraharo Rue Dr. Raseta - Route de Majunga BP 1348 Antananarivo 101 Tel.: +261 202336540, FAX: +261 202336545 E-mail: office.madagascar@unido.org

International Organization Participation ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Ministry in charge of Industry Ministère de l’Economie, du Plan, du Secteur privé et du Commerce Rue Wast Ravelomoria B.P. 454 Antananarivo

Chamber of Commerce and Industry CCIAA - Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et d'Agricuture d'Antananarivo BP 166 Tel.: 261-20-22-2-0211/0212 Fax: 261-20-22-2-0213

Some associations and trade bodies APEM - Association de la Promotion de l'Entreprise de Madagascar Tel./Fax: 261-20-226-2775 E-mail: [email protected] FCTM - Federaration des Confectionneurs Textiles de Madagascar BP 1348 Antananarivo c/o ONUDI Tel.: 261-20222-0616 Fax: 261-20-226-1108

IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL CRISIS (Mid 2009) Preliminary estimates indicate that the GDP growth rate is likely to be negative in 2009 -- down from a pre-crisis projection of 7.5%, through the slowdown of private activities in the industrial and service sectors, and the fiscal adjustment of public spending. Moreover the combination of the global financial crisis and the domestic political uncertainty has severely affected exports from Madagascar - about 80% of Malagasy exports are concentrated on the recession-hit EU and US markets.

Main sources : AfDB - EIU - UNIDO Infobase - World Bank - World Economic Forum - World Fact Book