Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Madagascar
Madagascar: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 28.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 28.8% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Madagascar peaked at 46.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 159th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -37.9% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 29.8% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 22.0% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 18.5% | 28.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.7% compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 31.4% compare
- 158 Nepal 31.3% compare
- 160 Senegal 27.6% compare
- 161 Cambodia 26.9% compare
- 162 Mozambique 26.5% 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 public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Madagascar?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Madagascar was 28.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Madagascar ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.