According to data by the World Bank, the agricultural sector accounts for an estimated 20% of Madagascar’s GDP, employing around 68% of the workforce. The main crops are rice, cassava and vanilla.
Industry contributes 22.6% of the country's GDP and around 7% of total employment, mainly in the mining, textile and agro-processing sectors.
The services sector accounts 44.1% of GDP, giving employment to nearly 24% of the workforce.
20 professional associations listed for Madagascar.
Upcoming Trade shows in Madagascar
June 13th, 2025
Dance - Music, opera - Theatre - Audio-visual, Multimedia - Audio-visual, sound, video - Cinema - Radio, television - Press, journalism - Specialised information, business alerts - Internet, cybersecurity
September 29th, 2025
Jewellery - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Packaging, packing, conditioning - Textiles, ready-to-wear: unspecified - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe
October 8th, 2025
Industry service - Databases - Computers, telecommunications - Equipment - Software - Networks - Telecommunications - Internet, cybersecurity - Services and business consulting - Accounting, taxation - Management - Translation - Legal - Cleaning, surveillance, protection
October 15th, 2025
Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Automobiles, lorries - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Automobile subcontracting, lorries - Energy - Oil - Gas - Electric energy - Renewable energy - Embedded systems - Earth sciences - Recycling - Hydrogen
October 20th, 2025
Dance - Music, opera - Theatre - Audio-visual, Multimedia - Audio-visual, sound, video - Cinema - Radio, television - Marketing - Incentive - Commercial property, patents, trademarks - Press, journalism - Specialised information, business alerts - Networks - Telecommunications - Sports and recreation - Hunting, fishing - Water sports, mountain - Team sports - Outdoor sports - Equestrian sports - Motorsports - Individual sports - e-commerce
November 1st, 2025
Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Health, medicine - Medical professions - Paramedic - Hospital - Pharmacies, analysis laboratories - Medical Equipment - Aesthetics, hairdressing
March 10th, 2026
Wholesale, B2B intermediaries - Retail, distribution - Retail business - Communication - Marketing - Advertising - Sponsorship - Incentive - Commercial property, patents, trademarks - Internet, cybersecurity - e-commerce
March 26th, 2026
Agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry - Agriculture - Viticulture - Fisheries, aquaculture, fish farming - Food industry - Food industry: unspecified - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Health, medicine - Medical professions - Paramedic - Hospital - Pharmacies, analysis laboratories - Medical Equipment - Aesthetics, hairdressing
June 1st, 2026
Dance - Music, opera - Theatre - Audio-visual, Multimedia - Audio-visual, sound, video - Cinema - Radio, television - Press, journalism - Specialised information, business alerts - Internet, cybersecurity
September 1st, 2026
Jewellery - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Packaging, packing, conditioning - Textiles, ready-to-wear: unspecified - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe
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Madagascar: Buying and Selling
