Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary government spending as a share of original budget was 60.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Madagascar, 2010–2024
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 60.6% for primary government spending as a share of original budget in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government spending as a share of original budget in Madagascar peaked at 118.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 79.2% | — |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 118.5% | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -46.0% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +39.0% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | -39.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 60.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 90.5%, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 60.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.1%, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.8% | 64.0% | 118.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 60.6% | 99.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government spending as a share of original budget in Madagascar?
- Primary government spending as a share of original budget in Madagascar was 60.6% in 2024, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary government spending as a share of original budget recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary government spending as a share of original budget?
- Madagascar ranks 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government spending as a share of original budget rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary government spending as a share of original budget. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%).