Real GDP per person during each president's tenure

Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

#	President	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	AREMA Didier Ratsiraka	9 Feb 1997 – 22 Feb 2002	+6.4% 1996 → 2001	+1.2%/yr
2	HVM Hery Rajaonarimampianina	25 Jan 2014 – 7 Sep 2018	+4.2% 2013 → 2018	+0.8%/yr
3	TIM Marc Ravalomanana	22 Feb 2002 – 17 Mar 2009	+2.6% 2001 → 2008	+0.4%/yr
4	Andry Rajoelina	19 Jan 2019 – 14 Oct 2025	−0.6% 2018 → 2025	−0.1%/yr
5	UNDD Albert Zafy	27 Mar 1993 – 5 Sep 1996	−6.5% 1992 → 1996	−1.7%/yr
6	Andry Rajoelina	17 Mar 2009 – 25 Jan 2014	−10.2% 2008 → 2013	−2.1%/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. Ar thousand per person, 2007 prices · INSTAT national accounts at constant 2007 prices via the World Bank (NY.GDP.MKTP.KN; the same figures as the IMF's copy for 2007-2024), yearly, over the population (World Bank, the UN's estimates) · Madagascar data · as of Mar 2026.