Madagascar | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Diplomatic mission | |
| Embassy of Madagascar, London | Embassy of the United Kingdom, Antananarivo |

Madagascar and theUnited Kingdom established diplomatic relations on 27 June 1960.[1][failed verification]
Both countries share common membership of theInternational Criminal Court, theUnited Nations, and theWorld Trade Organization, as well as theEastern and Southern Africa–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.[2]Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership.[3]
The UK administeredMadagascar from 1942 to 1943, when Madagascar was transferred to France.
From 4 August 2014 until 30 December 2020, trade between Cameroon and the UK was governed by theEastern and Southern Africa–European Community Economic Partnership Agreement, while the United Kingdom was amember of theEuropean Union.[4]
Following thewithdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the United Kingdom andMauritius, theSeychelles, andZimbabwe signed theEastern and Southern Africa–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement on 31 January 2019. The Eastern and Southern Africa–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement is acontinuity trade agreement, based on the EU free trade agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 2021.[5][6] Madagascar signed theeconomic partnership agreement on 4 November 2021 and joined the agreement on 1 August 2024.[2] Trade value betweenCOMESA states and the United Kingdom was worth £1,922 million in 2022.[7]