External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Madagascar
Madagascar: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 6.65 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Madagascar stood at 6.65 current US$.
That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Madagascar peaked at 7.65 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.195 current US$, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 85th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.195 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.11 current US$ | +470.4% |
| 2002 | 2.97 current US$ | +166.9% |
| 2003 | 1.76 current US$ | -40.6% |
| 2004 | 3.08 current US$ | +74.9% |
| 2005 | 3.71 current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 4 current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 3.13 current US$ | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2 current US$ | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 4.85 current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 3.34 current US$ | -31.1% |
| 2011 | 5.98 current US$ | +79.0% |
| 2012 | 3.71 current US$ | -38.0% |
| 2013 | 3.92 current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.63 current US$ | +43.5% |
| 2015 | 6.29 current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 6.31 current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.42 current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 6.31 current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 5.92 current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.65 current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 6.95 current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 5.55 current US$ | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 6.65 current US$ | +19.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 6.65 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.39 current US$, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 6.65 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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 | +470.4% | 0.195 current US$ | 1.11 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 current US$ | 0.195 current US$ | 4.85 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 current US$ | 3.34 current US$ | 6.31 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7 current US$ | 5.55 current US$ | 7.65 current US$ | 4 |
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 external health expenditure per capita in Madagascar?
- External health expenditure per capita in Madagascar was 6.65 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.65 current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.195 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 85th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.