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Invest in Martinique
A short guide for companies expanding into Martinique: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.
1. Martinique at a glance
PopulationEstimate
358,818
Martinique had 358,818 people on January 1, 2026, by INSEE’s provisional estimate.
Source: INSEE, population by department 2012 to 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of January 1, 2026
GDPEstimate
GDP was 11,148 million euros in 2025, in current euros, by INSEE’s July 2026 rapid estimate (CEROM rapid accounts).
Source: INSEE, Martinique rapid accounts 2025, July 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per personEstimate
GDP per person was 31,000 euros in 2025, as INSEE prints it from the rapid estimate (CEROM rapid accounts).
Source: INSEE, Martinique rapid accounts 2025, July 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growthEstimate
0.1%
Real GDP grew 0.1 percent in 2025, by INSEE’s July 2026 rapid estimate (CEROM rapid accounts).
Source: INSEE, Martinique rapid accounts 2025, July 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
1.9%
Consumer prices rose 1.9 percent over the twelve months to September 2026, as INSEE’s Martinique index shows.
Source: INSEE, Martinique consumer prices, September 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
The currency is the euro.
Source: CTM, investor guide: general presentation of Martinique, February 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
2. Before you set up
The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.
The investment promotion agency is Business France, which lists Martinique among the French regions it presents to foreign investors.
Source: Business France, where to set up in France (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
No investment one-stop shop for Martinique was found; company formalities go through the national formalities portal that INPI runs.
Source: INPI, business formalities one-stop portal (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Article R151-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code lists sensitive sectors where foreign investment needs prior authorization, such as arms, energy, water, transport, health and gambling.
Source: DG Trésor, sectors needing prior authorization (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
The ZFANG regime gives eligible businesses anywhere in Martinique a profit abatement by size, activity and tax regime; no official list or count of zones is published.
Source: IEDOM, Martinique annual economic report 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
3. Steps to set up
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Setting up in Martinique
- Check whether the investment needs prior authorization because the target French company works in a listed sensitive sector.Direction générale du TrésorThe review takes at most 75 working days after a complete file.Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: DG Trésor, foreign investment control in France (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- Register the company online on the national business formalities portal; it then receives a SIRET number.Guichet unique des formalités d’entreprises (INPI)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: CTM, investor guide: general presentation of Martinique, February 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- If you make or import goods, check your octroi de mer obligations with customs.Direction générale des douanes et droits indirectsOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: French customs, exporting from an overseas department (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
- For a foreign hire, the employer requests work authorization online on the portal for foreign nationals.Préfecture de la MartiniqueOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Préfecture de la Martinique, online work authorization (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of August 5, 2021
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- Apply for the investor’s or entrepreneur’s residence permit, such as the talent passport, through the prefecture’s foreign nationals service.Préfecture de la MartiniqueOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: CTM, investor guide: general presentation of Martinique, February 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
4. Organizations that help investors
Start with CTM and DGDDI. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Investment and business setup
Territorial authority
CTM
Collectivité territoriale de Martinique
Holds the territory’s economic development powers, and its Assembly sets octroi de mer rates; it publishes an investor guide to Martinique.
Visit CTM (opens in a new tab)Source: CTM, investor guide: general presentation of Martinique, February 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Finance ministry directorate
DG Trésor
Direction générale du Trésor
Reviews foreign investments in sensitive sectors and explains how to apply for prior authorization.
Visit DG Trésor (opens in a new tab)Source: DG Trésor, foreign investment control in France (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
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- Get advice
State representative’s office
Préfecture de la Martinique
Handles residence permits and runs the state services that foreign investors and staff deal with in Martinique.
- Find finance
Public development bank
AFD
Agence française de développement
Lends to public and private actors in Martinique, including loans that pre-finance state and European grants.
Visit AFD (opens in a new tab)Source: AFD, Martinique country page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGDDI
Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects
Takes export declarations, issues EORI and registered exporter numbers, and collects octroi de mer on goods in Martinique.
Visit DGDDI (opens in a new tab)Source: French customs, exporting from an overseas department (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Chambers and industry associations
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCI Martinique
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de la Martinique
Runs the export one-stop desk and business formalities help for companies in Martinique.
Visit CCI Martinique (opens in a new tab)Source: CCI Martinique, the export one-stop desk (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
5. Worth knowing
Shipments to mainland France
Customs requires a declaration for shipments from Martinique to mainland France and other member states, which are exempt from value-added tax; shipments to Guadeloupe need only a periodic return.
What to do: Ask customs which declaration type fits your destination before the first shipment.
Source: French customs, exporting from an overseas department (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Investment screening
The Treasury lists sensitive sectors where foreign investment needs prior authorization, with a 75 working day maximum review once the file is complete.
What to do: Check your target’s activities against Article R151-3 before you sign.
Sources: DG Trésor, sectors needing prior authorization (in French) (opens in a new tab); DG Trésor, foreign investment control in France (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Logistics and border performance
The Territorial Authority’s investor guide says logistics make consumer goods 30 to 50 percent dearer than on the mainland, and imports cover nearly 90 percent of local consumption.
What to do: Price freight, port charges, customs and octroi de mer into your cost model.
Source: CTM, investor guide: general presentation of Martinique, February 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Tax incentives
IEDOM describes lower value-added tax rates, a ZFANG profit abatement for eligible activities and investment tax schemes that differ from the mainland model.
What to do: Confirm your activity’s eligibility with the tax authority before you rely on any relief.
Source: IEDOM, Martinique annual economic report 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
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Climate and water
IEDOM reports exceptional sargassum landings in 2025, ranking third since satellite tracking began in 2011, and a rainfall deficit of 10.6 percent.
What to do: Ask about seaweed, drought and storm exposure when you choose a site.
Source: IEDOM, Martinique annual economic report 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
Population decline
INSEE counts 358,818 people in 2026, and IEDOM reports a fall since 2007 and an unemployment rate of 13.4 percent in 2025.
What to do: Check local labor and customer trends with INSEE before you size a project.
Sources: INSEE, population by department 2012 to 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab); IEDOM, Martinique annual economic report 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.