Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 38.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar is 38.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar peaked at 44.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2006.
That places Madagascar 78th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.5% | — |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 21.2% | 35.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 35.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 30.5% | 38.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar was 38.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Madagascar ranks 78th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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