India vs Madagascar: Current health expenditure
India
3.3%
in 2023
Madagascar
3.4%
in 2023
India rank
171st
Madagascar rank
170th
Current health expenditure over time
- India
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 170th of 193 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 4.7% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, India or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.4% against 3.3% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between India and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do India and Madagascar rank globally for current health expenditure?
- India ranks 171st and Madagascar ranks 170th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.