Health spending as a share of total government spending in Madagascar
Madagascar: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 5.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Madagascar stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Madagascar peaked at 17.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +45.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -57.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 4.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1921 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Madagascar?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Madagascar was 5.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Madagascar ranks 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.