Madagascar country code, +261 explained.
Everything you need to call Madagascar with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Madagascar
Antananarivo · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
ISO Alpha-2
MG
Capital
Antananarivo
Region
Africa
Timezone
UTC+3
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +261 · XX · XXXXXXX
How Madagascar numbers break down
A complete number to Madagascar follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Madagascar.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +261 · XX · XXXXXXX
Madagascar on the map
Antananarivo · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
Get a business phone number in Madagascar
A Twiching virtual number in Madagascar carries local +261 caller ID over a Tier-1 SIP trunk, so outbound calls land as a recognisable domestic number instead of an unfamiliar international one. Provisioning takes minutes, not a carrier contract.
Local +261 caller ID
Calls display a recognisable Madagascar number instead of an unfamiliar international one.
SIP trunking
Route your existing PBX or softphone through Twiching's Tier-1 trunk — no hardware swap.
Minutes to provision
Numbers activate in the dashboard the same day, with no on-the-ground carrier contract.
+261
Madagascar · ready to provision today
Why businesses route Madagascar calls through Twiching
The same Tier-1 interconnects, STIR/SHAKEN attestation, and delivery-rate guarantees that cover major markets apply to Madagascar calls too, with no reduced service tier.
Madagascar
+261
191
Countries in directory
MADAGASCAR INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
How Madagascar phone numbers are structured
Numbering Format
COUNTRY
+261
AREA
XX
LOCAL
XXXXXXX
Dialing into Madagascar means working with an open numbering plan under country code +261: a 2-digit prefix plus a 7-digit subscriber number, 9 digits total. Locally, numbers usually carry a leading "0" that gets dropped when calling Madagascar from outside the country.
Carriers & language
With 20% internet penetration, Madagascar is covered by 3 major carriers — Telma, Airtel Madagascar, Orange Madagascar. VoIP is permitted and regulated by Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC). IVR prompts, SMS copy, and business hours here should account for the local language (Malagasy, French) and currency (Malagasy Ariary).
Africa context
Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation.
Skipping the exit code
From the US you must dial 011 before the +261 country code to reach Madagascar.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
Madagascar numbers often show a domestic leading 0 — drop it once you've dialed the +261 country code from outside the country.
Ignoring the time difference
UTC+3 governs local business hours in Madagascar; confirm the time there before placing the call.
Compliance, carriers & rates for Madagascar
Permitted — ARTEC regulated
Regulated by Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC)
VoIP is openly regulated in Madagascar under Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC), so there's no licensing hurdle to clear before routing calls or SMS through a compliant provider like Twiching.
- ARTEC licenses VoIP providers under the Electronic Communications Act and mandates local emergency service routing.
- International gateway and interconnection agreements must be filed with ARTEC prior to commercial operation.
- Consumer data protection and CLI (Caller Line Identification) regulations apply to all virtual number services.
Direct Tier-1 interconnect with Telma — no wholesale transit in between.
US → Madagascar
$0.30/min
Madagascar → US
$0.22/min
Billed per second, not rounded to the minute
How businesses use a Madagascar number
Local MG caller ID
Present a Madagascar +261 number so prospects in Antananarivo and nationwide recognise the call and are more likely to answer.
Consistent delivery into Africa
Madagascar sits on the same Tier-1 routing Twiching uses across Africa, so call quality doesn't drop when a campaign expands beyond one country.
No missed calls after hours
Scheduling support and sales coverage around UTC+3 keeps a Madagascar number answered during the local business day, not the middle of the night elsewhere.
Test the market before committing
A Madagascar SIP trunk lets a team pilot the market on a real local number, then scale to full local hiring later without changing the number customers already know.
FAQ
Calling Madagascar — frequently asked questions
Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation. In Madagascar specifically, that's overseen by Autorité de Régulation des Technologies de Communication (ARTEC), which sets the compliance bar Twiching's routes are built to meet.
Yes — Twiching interconnects directly with Telma and other major Madagascar networks over Tier-1 routes for consistent call delivery. That direct interconnect is what keeps answer-seizure ratios high compared to routing through third-party wholesale transit.
Yes. Twiching provisions Madagascar virtual numbers with local +261 caller ID for calls and, where supported, SMS. A recognisable local number tends to get answered more often than an unfamiliar international one, which makes it useful for sales, support, and building local market presence.
Twiching rates to Madagascar start at $0.30/min, and calls back from Madagascar to the US start at $0.22/min. Both directions are billed per second rather than rounded up to the nearest minute, on Tier-1 routes throughout.
Calling Madagascar means dialing 011, then +261, instead of the domestic US format — plus accounting for the UTC+3 time difference. Domestic US calls skip both the exit code and the international country code entirely.
The country code for Madagascar is +261. To call Madagascar from the United States, dial 011, then 261, then the local number. Twiching adds the 011 and +261 automatically when you dial from the app, so you only need to enter the local number itself.
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Calling elsewhere in Africa? Every country below has the same dial-code breakdown, carrier list, and VoIP regulation summary as Madagascar. All 190 other countries are listed below, Africa first.
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