Regional export playbook

Madagascar in South Asia
where to look next

Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and product opportunities across South Asia. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

MDG5 markets2024 trade year
3-year opportunity$70.9BCalculated addressable value
Buyer markets5Markets with qualifying rows
FTA markets0Reported access indicator
Avg. distance6,085 kmAverage reported distance
Avg. entry days17Business entry indicator

South Asia regional view

Should Madagascar focus here?

The answer depends on demand, product fit, access, competition, and route economics. This playbook shows where the available trade signals are strongest.

Largest market shown

India

$60.0B calculated opportunity across 34 screened products.

Regional footprint

5 buyer markets

Reported trade and access indicators are available for the qualifying markets shown below.

How to use the guide

Compare demand with access

Start with the strongest markets, then validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, and competition at product level.

Market comparison

Which markets deserve a closer look?

Markets are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity across the qualifying products in this regional view.

MarketOpportunityProductsFTADistanceEntry daysTop product
IndiaIND$60.0B34Not reported6,176 km18Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display
BangladeshBGD$4.5B4Not reported6,640 km20Product not reported
PakistanPAK$3.7B4Not reported6,449 km17Product not reported
NepalNPL$1.9B1Not reported6,593 km23Product not reported
Sri LankaLKA$843.7M1Not reported4,565 km8Product not reported

Top regional opportunities

Products and markets to review

The rows below are screened by reported buyer demand, exporter position, and available history. Calculated opportunity is a research signal, not a forecast.

RankMarketProductOpportunityBuyer growthCurrent share
1IndiaINDHS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$8.2B+16.6%+0.0%
2IndiaINDHS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$6.2B+15.4%+0.0%
3IndiaINDHS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes$6.2B+21.6%+0.1%
4IndiaINDHS 710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$4.5B+15.2%+0.0%
5IndiaINDHS 852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$3.8B+11.0%+0.0%
6IndiaINDHS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$3.0B+13.4%+0.0%
7IndiaINDHS 260300Copper ores and concentrates$2.5B+26.0%+0.0%
8IndiaINDHS 271019Product description unavailable$2.1B+4.8%+0.0%
9IndiaINDHS 850440Electrical static converters$1.9B+14.8%+0.0%
10NepalNPLHS 271019Product description unavailable$1.9B+9.8%+0.0%
11BangladeshBGDHS 271019Product description unavailable$1.8B+12.2%+0.0%
12PakistanPAKHS 271019Product description unavailable$1.7B+16.9%+0.0%
13IndiaINDHS 851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$1.3B+16.4%+0.0%
14IndiaINDHS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units$1.3B+8.1%+0.0%
15IndiaINDHS 853400Circuits: printed$1.3B+14.5%+0.0%
16BangladeshBGDHS 720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204$1.3B+27.3%+0.0%
17IndiaINDHS 760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$1.2B+17.8%+0.0%
18IndiaINDHS 847989Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions$1.1B+8.6%+0.0%
19IndiaINDHS 260200Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight$1.1B+26.8%+0.0%
20IndiaINDHS 852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$1.1B+22.1%+0.0%

Sector opportunities

Which product families lead?

HS2 groups make it easier to compare broad product families before moving to individual HS6 products.

HS2 85

HS2 sector 85

11 screened products with $34.9B of reported buyer imports.

$26.7BCalculated opportunity · +14.4% average growth

HS2 84

HS2 sector 84

7 screened products with $14.4B of reported buyer imports.

$13.6BCalculated opportunity · +11.1% average growth

HS2 00

HS2 sector 00

6 screened products with $18.8B of reported buyer imports.

$9.2BCalculated opportunity · +9.8% average growth

HS2 71

HS2 sector 71

2 screened products with $6.0B of reported buyer imports.

$5.4BCalculated opportunity · +19.4% average growth

HS2 26

HS2 sector 26

2 screened products with $4.6B of reported buyer imports.

$3.6BCalculated opportunity · +26.4% average growth

HS2 07

HS2 sector 07

4 screened products with $3.2B of reported buyer imports.

$2.9BCalculated opportunity · +13.2% average growth

HS2 52

HS2 sector 52

3 screened products with $4.8B of reported buyer imports.

$2.2BCalculated opportunity · +10.6% average growth

HS2 72

HS2 sector 72

2 screened products with $4.0B of reported buyer imports.

$1.8BCalculated opportunity · +17.9% average growth

Frequently asked questions

Using the South Asia export playbook

Practical guidance for interpreting regional market and product comparisons.

Should Madagascar focus on this region?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.