▁a ▁set ▁of ▁string ent ▁economic , ▁govern ance ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁criteria , ▁Mad agas car ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁to ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Challenge ▁Account ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁G DP ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁US $ 9 . 9 8 ▁billion , ▁with ▁a ▁per ▁cap ita ▁G DP ▁of ▁$ 4 1 1 . 8 2 . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 6 9   percent ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁lives ▁below ▁the ▁national ▁pover ty ▁line ▁threshold ▁of ▁one ▁doll ar ▁per ▁day . ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 5 , ▁the ▁average ▁growth ▁rate ▁was ▁ 2 . 6 % ▁but ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁reached ▁ 4 . 1 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁due ▁to ▁public ▁works ▁programs ▁and ▁a ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁service ▁sector . ▁The ▁agricult ure ▁sector ▁constit uted ▁ 2 9   percent ▁of ▁Mal ag asy ▁G DP ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁while ▁manufact uring ▁formed ▁ 1 5   percent ▁of ▁G DP . ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁other ▁sources ▁of ▁growth ▁are ▁tour ism , ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁the ▁extract ive ▁indust ries . ▁Tour ism ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁n iche ▁e co - t our ism ▁market , ▁capital izing ▁on ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁unique ▁b iod iversity , ▁un sp o iled ▁natural ▁habit ats , ▁national