Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 18.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar stood at 18.0%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar peaked at 22.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2004.
That places Madagascar 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -9.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 18.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 18.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.0% | 20.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,148 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 507,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,966 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
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 18.0% in 2019, 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 22.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Madagascar ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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