Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 20.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 20.9% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Madagascar peaked at 20.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2009.
That places Madagascar 72nd out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -42.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -36.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +93.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -71.2% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +2927.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +39.8% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +17.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 20.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 9.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 20.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.5%, 3.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2927.0% | 0.4% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 11.5% | 20.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,426 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -18.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Madagascar?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Madagascar was 20.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Madagascar ranks 72nd out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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