Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Madagascar
Madagascar: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Madagascar, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 10.4% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Madagascar peaked at 11.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1991.
Madagascar ranks 157th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.8% | — |
| 1981 | 7.8% | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 5.6% | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +4.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 10.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 10.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Madagascar?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Madagascar was 10.4% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Madagascar ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.