External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Madagascar
Madagascar: External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 38.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Madagascar stood at 38.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Madagascar peaked at 45.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 16th out of 177 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 (% of current health expenditure) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 (% of current health expenditure) 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
- 13 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 14 Tanzania 39.4% compare
- 15 Benin 38.4% compare
- 17 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 37.0% compare
- 19 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)
- 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 in Madagascar?
- External health expenditure in Madagascar was 38.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for external health expenditure?
- Madagascar ranks 16th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.