Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 13.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 13.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar peaked at 28.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2004.
Madagascar ranks 45th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.5% | — |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +49.4% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +92.5% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 13.3% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.6% | 16.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 792,980 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 189,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,092 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,556 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 95,322 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.34 % change on previous year (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 13.6% 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 28.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Madagascar ranks 45th out of 116 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 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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