External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Madagascar
Madagascar: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 38.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Madagascar is 38.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Madagascar peaked at 45.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +385.8% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +133.4% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -49.4% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +115.9% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -33.4% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +65.3% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +30.3% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +9.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 38.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 38.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +385.8% | 1.7% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 1.7% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 15.8% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 35.0% | 45.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 14 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 39.4% compare
- 16 Benin 38.4% compare
- 18 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 33.9% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Madagascar?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Madagascar was 38.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Madagascar ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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