Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Madagascar, 2012–2021
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.4% for capital health expenditure in 2021.
The figure is down 40.8% on the previous year and up 366.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Madagascar peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 37th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +435.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +341.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -40.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Madagascar?
- Capital health expenditure in Madagascar was 0.4% in 2021, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for capital health expenditure?
- Madagascar ranks 37th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 366.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.