▁per ▁cap ita ▁was ▁around ▁$ 1 6 0 0 ▁( PP P ) ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lowest ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁although ▁growing ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ; ▁un emp loyment ▁was ▁also ▁cut , ▁which ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁was ▁equal ▁to ▁ 2 . 1 % ▁with ▁a ▁work ▁force ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 4 ▁million ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁main ▁economic ▁resources ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁are ▁tour ism , ▁text iles , ▁agricult ure , ▁and ▁min ing . ▁ ▁Natural ▁resources ▁and ▁trade ▁ ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁natural ▁resources ▁include ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁min eral ▁products . ▁Agricult ure ▁( including ▁the ▁growing ▁of ▁ra ff ia ), ▁min ing , ▁fish ing ▁and ▁forest ry ▁are ▁main st ays ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁top ▁exports ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁were ▁van illa ▁( US $ 8 9 4 M ), ▁nick el ▁metal ▁( US $ 4 1 4 M ), ▁clo ves ▁( US $ 2 8 8 M ), ▁kn itted ▁swe aters ▁( US $ 1 8 4 M ) ▁and ▁c ob alt ▁( US $ 1 4 3 M ). ▁▁ ▁Mad agas car ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁principal ▁supp lier ▁of ▁van illa , ▁clo ves ▁and ▁y lang - yl ang . ▁Mad agas car ▁supplies ▁ 8 0