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Gas Prices in Madagascar

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Madagascar averages $4.51 — that is $1.19 per litre, and ranks #81 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon
$4.51
$1.19 per litre
Diesel, per gallon
$4.13
$1.09 per litre
World rank
#81
of 225, cheapest first
A gallon costs
315%
of an average day’s income

In local money that is roughly 5,386.48 MGA per litre, at the exchange rate of mid Oct 2026.

Why Madagascar pays this much

Moderately taxed

Madagascar's price is world crude plus mid-level fuel taxes — the typical setup across much of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Where the money goes

An estimated split of a $4.51 gallon in Madagascar. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

ComponentPer gallonPer litre
Crude$2.10$0.55
Refining$0.55$0.15
Distribution$0.85$0.22
Tax$1.01$0.27
Pump price$4.51$1.19

How that compares

ComparisonPer gallonDifference
Madagascar$4.51—
World average of all 225$5.55−$1.04
Africa average$5.06−$0.55
Cheapest anywhere — Libya$0.09−$4.42
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong$16.70+$12.19
Since 2026-09-16, the average in Madagascar has risen by $0.01 a gallon.

Nearby in Africa

Nigeria$3.73Gabon$3.87Ethiopia$3.94Democratic Republic of the Congo$4.33Benin$4.71Liberia$4.80Botswana$5.02Burundi$5.05

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