Kenya vs Madagascar: Economic Indicators Comparison
Kenya with a GDP of $87.9B ranked the 66th largest economy in the world, while Madagascar ranked 130th with $13.9B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Kenya and Madagascar ranked 25th vs 55th and 153rd vs 190th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Kenya |  Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $87.9B | $13.9B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 6% | 5.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 5.6% | 4% |
| Population | 48.5M | 25.6M |
| GDP per capita | $1.7k | $528 |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.9% | 1.81% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 49.97 | 929.9 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.49 | 0.28 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $3.7k | $1.6k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $83.1B | $13.3B |
| GNI per capita | $1.6k | $510 |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $176.7B | $48.2B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $3.4k | $1.8k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Kenya | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 30% | 20% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 20% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 4.7% | 7.3% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.8% | 7.6% |
| Unemployment | 9.3% | 1.7% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 55.3 | 60.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.48 | 7.29 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.61 | 6.69 |
| Property Rights Index | 63.2 | 45.6 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 48.6 | 39.6 |
| Business Freedom Index | 55 | 47.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 13.5 | 90.6 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 55.8 | 44.6 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 55 | 55 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 60.4 | 73.6 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 75 | 72.7 |
| Government Spending Index | 79.6 | 91.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | 78.7 | 90.7 |
| Government Integrity Index | 28.2 | 25 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 27 | 25 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 65.9 | 66.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 27.8 | 28.6 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 5 | 7.7 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 1.4M | 291k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Kenya | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 57.2% | 39.7% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 36.1% | 31.8% |
| External debt stocks | $31.5B | $3.7B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 31.1% | 15.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 22.6% | 2.7% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -2.2% | 7.7% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 10.5% | 18.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 18.4% | 19.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | $8.2B | $1.7B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $1.6B | $612M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Kenya | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 13.2% | 28.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 23% | 33.8% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$5B | $80.1M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 22% | 11.4% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $1.5B | $373.7M |
| Personal remittances received | $2.7B | $425.5M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 16.4% | 23.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 34.2% | 23.8% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $206.8M | $17.1M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $68.6M | $4.5M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 26.2% | 9.8% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 26.1% | 16.8% |
