Economy, jobs and prices in Boeny, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Boeny spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,661,242 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 4th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Boeny?
The average household in Boeny had an income of 6,181,629 ariary a year in 2021-22, 4th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Boeny?
Wage earners in Boeny were paid 299,828 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 140,000 ariary; the average is 3rd highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 196,359 ariary and 108,250 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Boeny?
4.9% of Boeny's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 10th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 6.6%). Nationally, a further 10.7% of workers were underemployed, working fewer hours than they wanted.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many young people in Boeny are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 8.9% were unemployed in Boeny in 2021-22, 10th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Boeny have clean drinking water?
39.5% of households in Boeny had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 12th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Boeny have a proper toilet?
19.9% of households in Boeny used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 2nd highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Boeny compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Boeny ranks 4 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analamanga | 2,044,642 |
| 2 | Diana | 1,761,141 |
| 3 | Atsinanana | 1,688,674 |
| 4 | Boeny | 1,661,242 |
| 5 | Sava | 1,617,182 |
| 6 | Analanjirofo | 1,612,777 |
| 7 | Melaky | 1,476,338 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Boeny ranks 14 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Analamanga | 6.1% |
| 12 | Anosy | 6.0% |
| 13 | Haute Matsiatra | 5.7% |
| 14 | Boeny | 4.9% |
| 15 | Ihorombe | 4.6% |
| 16 | Sava | 4.1% |
| 17 | Diana | 3.7% |
Households with access to drinking water (2021-22)
Boeny ranks 12 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Vakinankaratra | 42.3% |
| 10 | Alaotra Mangoro | 41.7% |
| 11 | Ihorombe | 39.7% |
| 12 | Boeny | 39.5% |
| 13 | Sofia | 37.6% |
| 14 | Menabe | 37.3% |
| 15 | Analanjirofo | 36.1% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar: Rapport EPM 2021-2022 (Enquête Permanente auprès des Ménages): Tables 18.7 and R.3 (poverty), G.1 (consumption per head), E.2 (household income), 4.18 (wages), D.9 and D.12 (unemployment), B.1 and B.2 (literacy and primary enrolment), J.3 (drinking water), J.5 (improved latrines) and 8.5 (food consumption), by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6b7935e61bbc…)
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