Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 13.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
13.7%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
148th
of 184 countries
All-time high
47.4%
in 1981
All-time low
11.7%
in 2006
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Madagascar, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Madagascar stood at 13.7%.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Madagascar peaked at 47.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2006.
Madagascar ranks 148th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.9% | — |
| 1961 | 36.0% | +12.8% |
| 1962 | 39.1% | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 38.5% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 36.5% | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 36.1% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 36.4% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 35.4% | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 37.8% | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 35.0% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 33.7% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 35.6% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 37.5% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 40.2% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 44.3% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 46.6% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 45.3% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 32.3% | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 29.5% | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 23.8% | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +52.1% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.5% | 31.9% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 33.7% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.7% | 29.3% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 12.0% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 16.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Madagascar?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Madagascar was 13.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Madagascar ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.