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Economy of Jordan vs Madagascar compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a GDP of $53.4B compared to $17.4B for Madagascar, ranking 91/197 and 136/197 by economy size, respectively.

Jordan has $51.2B in government debt (92.6% of GDP), compared to $8.78B (51.3% of GDP) in Madagascar.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Jordan
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Madagascar
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Jordan Madagascar
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 - - $673,081,725 $4,151,435,155
1961 - - $699,161,945 $4,236,482,815
1962 - - $739,286,908 $4,332,696,293
1963 - - $759,345,864 $4,292,428,143
1964 - - $802,482,184 $4,462,516,417
1965 $599,759,760 - $833,563,473 $4,442,334,514
1966 $657,999,737 - $900,264,585 $4,534,048,838
1967 $631,679,747 - $956,436,932 $4,784,716,703
1968 $561,119,776 - $1,031,669,637 $5,111,454,772
1969 $698,879,720 - $1,056,391,056 $5,301,663,360
1970 $639,519,744 - $1,111,859,571 $5,581,403,272
1971 $678,159,729 - $1,199,507,631 $5,800,716,981
1972 $788,479,685 - $1,341,590,690 $5,726,895,808
1973 $943,783,840 - $1,653,062,335 $5,576,938,282
1974 $1,197,483,949 - $1,917,508,190 $5,688,860,706
1975 $1,363,073,498 - $2,283,049,215 $5,760,465,920
1976 $1,708,521,219 $5,730,509,541 $2,181,844,179 $5,583,685,378
1977 $2,096,778,602 $6,206,050,653 $2,358,930,406 $5,715,683,721
1978 $2,602,208,589 $7,117,071,955 $2,669,755,115 $5,563,543,311
1979 $3,271,368,781 $8,597,629,976 $3,463,565,854 $6,111,811,048
1980 $3,910,044,474 $9,559,261,689 $5,201,818,348 $6,170,038,735
1981 $4,383,944,703 $11,201,420,243 $4,759,333,998 $5,565,374,939
1982 $4,681,240,993 $11,988,425,688 $4,784,977,326 $5,459,632,815
1983 $4,920,692,191 $11,722,313,981 $4,686,457,031 $5,508,769,511
1984 $4,967,162,160 $12,225,399,096 $3,905,938,481 $5,605,733,877
1985 $4,993,601,520 $11,894,464,002 $3,802,557,895 $5,670,555,452
1986 $6,402,050,485 $12,549,210,740 $4,347,989,788 $5,781,711,091
1987 $6,756,209,762 $12,840,763,338 $3,212,900,556 $5,849,641,181
1988 $6,277,451,829 $13,028,517,104 $3,189,456,965 $6,048,934,315
1989 $4,221,373,674 $11,630,658,935 $3,175,638,333 $6,295,421,170
1990 $4,160,087,508 $11,598,569,492 $3,931,334,875 $6,492,398,920
1991 $4,344,467,193 $11,785,136,086 $3,254,713,056 $6,082,965,418
1992 $5,310,833,194 $13,476,276,723 $3,714,966,678 $6,154,798,241
1993 $5,606,400,222 $14,080,955,882 $4,063,298,919 $6,284,044,276
1994 $6,236,295,978 $14,780,987,323 $3,522,227,092 $6,281,398,611
1995 $6,727,597,032 $15,697,537,789 $3,838,100,904 $6,386,837,686
1996 $6,927,503,526 $16,025,148,664 $4,931,861,039 $6,524,423,229
1997 $7,245,839,210 $16,555,336,763 $4,262,965,420 $6,765,402,319
1998 $7,912,270,804 $17,054,012,096 $4,401,967,633 $7,030,408,176
1999 $8,149,929,478 $17,632,063,087 $4,277,903,780 $7,360,783,017
2000 $8,460,789,845 $18,380,669,692 $4,629,247,204 $7,688,842,733
2001 $8,975,814,653 $19,349,323,187 $5,438,332,602 $8,148,653,657
2002 $9,582,510,578 $20,468,450,875 $5,351,701,663 $7,137,571,065
2003 $10,195,627,645 $21,320,279,754 $6,372,498,890 $7,835,974,695
2004 $11,411,706,629 $23,146,833,798 $5,064,732,626 $8,247,912,168
2005 $12,588,998,590 $25,032,512,559 $5,859,269,753 $8,640,170,094
2006 $15,056,981,664 $27,058,387,611 $6,395,712,491 $9,106,610,407
2007 $17,110,437,236 $29,270,727,369 $8,524,620,890 $9,626,649,241
2008 $22,658,715,989 $31,384,186,979 $10,725,137,724 $10,272,850,830
2009 $24,537,876,056 $32,960,837,542 $9,616,879,409 $9,864,124,029
2010 $27,133,804,225 $33,723,826,288 $9,982,711,338 $9,925,206,606
2011 $29,524,149,155 $34,646,908,078 $11,551,819,618 $10,081,868,752
2012 $31,634,561,690 $35,488,605,512 $11,578,975,062 $10,385,448,753
2013 $34,454,440,141 $36,414,839,440 $12,423,555,455 $10,624,353,147
2014 $36,847,643,521 $37,647,146,046 $12,522,957,399 $10,979,121,878
2015 $38,587,017,887 $38,587,017,887 $11,323,020,701 $11,323,020,701
2016 $39,892,551,127 $39,356,512,808 $11,848,613,858 $11,775,165,457
2017 $41,608,435,915 $40,330,034,783 $13,176,313,594 $12,238,318,934
2018 $43,370,860,704 $41,103,996,750 $13,760,033,282 $12,629,254,472
2019 $44,503,006,338 $41,823,826,702 $14,104,664,679 $13,186,360,203
2020 $43,700,383,099 $41,362,613,666 $13,051,441,204 $12,245,161,113
2021 $46,296,100,141 $42,874,683,401 $14,354,731,964 $12,814,644,792
2022 $48,764,963,380 $44,009,762,840 $15,325,603,273 $13,347,233,960
2023 $51,088,476,338 $45,279,041,101 $15,869,945,478 $13,908,224,365
2024 $53,352,289,577 $46,405,988,481 $17,420,814,801 $14,492,369,788

Economic indicators

Jordan Madagascar
Gross domestic product
$53.4B
2024
$17.4B
2024
GDP rank
91/197
2024
136/197
2024
GDP growth
4.43%
2023-2024
9.77%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$545
2024
GDP per capita rank
124/197
2024
193/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$1,884
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$8.78B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
51.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$274.7
2024
Government debt per person rank
88/185
2024
180/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$1,489
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.9%
2021
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
15.7%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
1.56%
2023-2024
9.87%
2022-2023
Central bank interest rate
6.25%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
3.19%
2022
Population
11575983
33368335

GDP per capita in Jordan vs Madagascar

Jordan's GDP per capita is $4,618, ranking 124/197, compared to $545 in Madagascar, ranking 193/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Jordan ranks 131st at $10,821, while Madagascar ranks 188th at $1,884.

Jordan
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Madagascar
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Jordan Madagascar
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 - - $131.7 -
1961 - - $133.3 -
1962 - - $137.3 -
1963 - - $137.4 -
1964 - - $141.5 -
1965 $546 - $143.2 -
1966 $558 - $150.7 -
1967 $497 - $155.9 -
1968 $409 - $163.6 -
1969 $474 - $162.9 -
1970 $409 - $166.6 -
1971 $412 - $174.6 -
1972 $460 - $189.6 -
1973 $531 - $226.8 -
1974 $651 - $255.3 -
1975 $718 - $295 -
1976 $873 - $273.5 -
1977 $1,039 - $286.9 -
1978 $1,249 - $315 -
1979 $1,519 - $396 -
1980 $1,750 - $578 -
1981 $1,885 - $513 -
1982 $1,929 - $501 -
1983 $1,939 - $476 -
1984 $1,871 - $385 -
1985 $1,797 - $364 -
1986 $2,200 - $405 -
1987 $2,217 - $290.8 -
1988 $1,966 - $280.5 -
1989 $1,260 - $271.3 -
1990 $1,149 $4,317 $326 $1,166
1991 $1,110 $4,195 $262 $1,096
1992 $1,287 $4,654 $290.2 $1,101
1993 $1,289 $4,726 $308 $1,116
1994 $1,367 $4,830 $258.7 $1,104
1995 $1,416 $5,027 $273.1 $1,111
1996 $1,410 $5,055 $340 $1,119
1997 $1,436 $5,171 $284.4 $1,142
1998 $1,532 $5,264 $284.2 $1,162
1999 $1,545 $5,402 $267.4 $1,194
2000 $1,571 $5,641 $280.3 $1,236
2001 $1,632 $5,948 $319 $1,299
2002 $1,706 $6,256 $305 $1,121
2003 $1,776 $6,500 $353 $1,219
2004 $1,940 $7,074 $272.2 $1,280
2005 $2,088 $7,697 $306 $1,343
2006 $2,343 $8,046 $324 $1,416
2007 $2,506 $8,416 $420 $1,493
2008 $3,242 $8,983 $513 $1,577
2009 $3,436 $9,291 $446 $1,480
2010 $3,718 $9,417 $450 $1,464
2011 $3,947 $9,632 $506 $1,475
2012 $4,170 $9,739 $494 $1,464
2013 $4,311 $9,817 $515 $1,473
2014 $4,191 $9,145 $506 $1,499
2015 $4,043 $8,967 $445 $1,497
2016 $3,987 $8,748 $454 $1,562
2017 $4,066 $9,266 $492 $1,547
2018 $4,145 $9,042 $500 $1,547
2019 $4,170 $9,429 $500 $1,612
2020 $4,022 $9,579 $451 $1,490
2021 $4,183 $9,182 $483 $1,577
2022 $4,332 $9,927 $504 $1,717
2023 $4,466 $10,412 $509 $1,808
2024 $4,618 $10,821 $545 $1,884

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Jordan's government spending was $17.8B, accounting for 31.3% of its GDP, while Madagascar's spent $2.86B, or 15.7% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 92.6% in Jordan and 51.3% in Madagascar, ranking 29/185 and 107/185, respectively.

Jordan
Government spending

Government debt
Madagascar
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Jordan Madagascar
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1980 - - 22.7% 37.7%
1981 - - 18.2% 51.5%
1982 - - 14.3% 56.1%
1983 - - 13.4% 57.5%
1984 - - 13.9% 70.9%
1985 42.4% 85.2% 11.8% 82.7%
1986 33.8% 84.3% 11.1% 84.9%
1987 42.1% 101.9% 10.4% 127.5%
1988 44.3% 129.3% 11.4% 126.6%
1989 42.5% 195.4% 15.5% 122%
1990 44% 227.5% 13.3% 92.7%
1991 44.9% 207.7% 13.5% 113.8%
1992 35.5% 155.1% 16.2% 110.9%
1993 36.4% 140.6% 17.1% 105.2%
1994 34.3% 129% 16.7% 96%
1995 35.5% 117.8% 14.5% 95.8%
1996 36.2% 116.5% 14.4% 98.7%
1997 33.9% 109% 14.5% 89.7%
1998 34.9% 110.8% 16.9% 108.5%
1999 32.7% 109% 15.5% 104.1%
2000 33.1% 99.3% 15.3% 90.2%
2001 32.1% 94.4% 15.3% 82.1%
2002 32.9% 94.9% 12.4% 86.7%
2003 36% 88.8% 16.6% 85.9%
2004 36.6% 81.5% 21.7% 81.9%
2005 37.3% 73% 18.4% 74.4%
2006 34.7% 66.3% 18.5% 32.2%
2007 35.8% 64.3% 16.1% 28.2%
2008 34% 54.2% 15.7% 31%
2009 34.5% 58% 12.5% 34.9%
2010 32% 59.4% 12.3% 32.3%
2011 35.6% 62.1% 12% 29.9%
2012 36.8% 70.5% 11.5% 30.4%
2013 33.6% 75.6% 12.7% 36.2%
2014 35.6% 75% 12.6% 37.8%
2015 32.7% 78.4% 13% 44.1%
2016 28.4% 77.4% 13.5% 40.3%
2017 28.7% 75.7% 14.9% 40.1%
2018 30.1% 74.3% 14.4% 42.9%
2019 30.1% 78% 15.4% 41.3%
2020 31.7% 87.9% 16.4% 52.1%
2021 32.2% 98.2% 13.9% 49.5%
2022 32.6% 97.9% 16.2% 50%
2023 32.8% 97% 17.9% 52.7%
2024 33.3% 95.9% 16.4% 50.4%
2025 31.3% 92.6% 15.7% 51.3%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Jordan's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$4.41B, equivalent to -8.26% of GDP. This compares to Madagascar's deficit of -$486M, or -2.79% of GDP.

Over the past 40 years, Jordan recorded a fiscal deficit in 39 of those years, while Madagascar ran a deficit in 40 years. On average, Jordan posted an annual deficit equal to -5.93% of GDP, compared to deficit of -3.09% of GDP for Madagascar.

Deficit/surplus
Jordan

Madagascar
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Jordan Madagascar
1980 - -11%
1981 - -9.97%
1982 - -6.97%
1983 - -6.04%
1984 - -6.09%
1985 -6.9% -2.39%
1986 -2.39% -2.24%
1987 -13.4% -2.12%
1988 -13% -0.57%
1989 -6.89% -3.35%
1990 -7.45% -0.49%
1991 -10.2% -4.4%
1992 1.87% -5%
1993 -2.14% -6.34%
1994 -2.3% -7.23%
1995 -1.72% -5.09%
1996 -3.25% -3.97%
1997 -2.97% -2%
1998 -5.4% -5.31%
1999 -2.69% -2.42%
2000 -3.99% -2.35%
2001 -2.77% -3.61%
2002 -4.44% -4.09%
2003 -2.52% -3.32%
2004 -1.09% -4.23%
2005 -5.36% -2.47%
2006 -3.82% -5.71%
2007 -5.03% -2.31%
2008 -4.8% -1.72%
2009 -8.84% -2.26%
2010 -7.81% -0.76%
2011 -9.82% -2.04%
2012 -14.3% -2.24%
2013 -10.1% -3.4%
2014 -8.48% -1.96%
2015 -8.39% -2.85%
2016 -3.66% -1.11%
2017 -3.57% -2.1%
2018 -4.61% -1.34%
2019 -5.83% -1.42%
2020 -9.07% -3.96%
2021 -7.46% -2.83%
2022 -6.95% -5.46%
2023 -7.64% -4.19%
2024 -8.26% -2.79%
2025 -5.32% -3.88%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 28 years, Jordan has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 3.08%, compared with 8.83% in Madagascar. In 2023, inflation was 1.56% in Jordan and 9.87% in Madagascar.

Inflation
Jordan

Madagascar
Year Inflation
Jordan Madagascar Jordan Madagascar
1996 6.5% 19.8%
1997 3.04% 4.49%
1998 3.09% 6.21%
1999 0.61% 9.93%
2000 0.67% 11.9%
2001 1.77% 7.92%
2002 1.83% 16.5%
2003 1.63% -1.7%
2004 3.36% 14%
2005 3.49% 18.4%
2006 6.25% 10.8%
2007 4.74% 10.3%
2008 14% 9.3%
2009 -0.74% 8.95%
2010 4.85% 9.25%
2011 4.16% 9.48%
2012 4.52% 5.71%
2013 4.82% 5.83%
2014 2.9% 6.08%
2015 -0.88% 7.4%
2016 -0.78% 6.04%
2017 3.32% 8.61%
2018 4.46% 8.59%
2019 0.76% 5.61%
2020 0.33% 4.2%
2021 1.35% 5.81%
2022 4.23% 8.16%
2023 2.08% 9.87%
2024 1.56% -

Top exports between countries

Jordan
Export category Export value
Metals $42K
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $32K
Chemicals & pharma $8K
Textiles & consumer goods $4K
Madagascar
Export category Export value
Raw agricultural goods $332K
Raw materials & minerals $47K
Miscellaneous $14K

Balance of trade

Jordan Madagascar
Current account balance
-$3.13B
2024
-$829M
2022
Current account balance ranking
156/189
2024
117/189
2022
Current account balance, % of GDP
-5.86%
2024
-5.41%
2022
Goods imports
$23.9B
2024
$4.52B
2022
Goods exports
$13.3B
2024
$3.55B
2022
Service imports
$6.5B
2024
$1.52B
2022
Service exports
$9.45B
2024
$1.14B
2022
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
31.3%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
42.6%
2024
23.6%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Jordan Madagascar
Economic freedom 59.4 57
Economic freedom ranking 101/197 115/197
Property rights 54.4 40.8
Government integrity 48.8 25.5
Judicial effectiveness 43.5 34.5
Tax burden 83.9 91.1
Government spending 68.5 92.3
Fiscal health 2.8 66.3
Business freedom 62.4 38.1
Labor freedom 55.6 56.1
Monetary freedom 79.9 70.9
Trade freedom 82.4 68.8
Investment freedom 70 50
Financial freedom 60 50

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Jordan is 59.4, ranking 101/197, compared to 57 for Madagascar, ranking 115/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Jordan
Madagascar
Year Economic freedom index
Jordan Madagascar
1995 62.7 51.6
1996 60.8 52.2
1997 63.6 53.8
1998 66.8 51.8
1999 67.4 52.8
2000 67.5 54.4
2001 68.3 53.9
2002 66.2 56.8
2003 65.3 62.8
2004 66.1 60.9
2005 66.7 63.1
2006 63.7 61
2007 64.5 61.1
2008 64.1 62.4
2009 65.4 62.2
2010 66.1 63.2
2011 68.9 61.2
2012 69.9 62.4
2013 70.4 62
2014 69.2 61.7
2015 69.3 61.7
2016 68.3 61.1
2017 66.7 57.4
2018 64.9 56.8
2019 66.5 56.6
2020 66 60.5
2021 64.6 57.7
2022 60.1 58.9
2023 58.8 58.9
2024 58.3 57.3
2025 59.4 57

More economic indicators

Jordan Madagascar
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
46.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
22.8%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
5.07%
2024
22.5%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$16.4B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$10,570
2024
$1,830
2024
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$2.78B
2024
Total reserves ranking
60/177
2024
120/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$1.58B
2024
-$326M
2022
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$1.63B
2024
$413M
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$54.1M
2024
$125M
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
7.66%
2023
1.72%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
14.2%
2020
75.2%
2021
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
25.2%
2021
22.6%
2024

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.