Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 60.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Madagascar, 2010–2024
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Madagascar stood at 60.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Madagascar peaked at 118.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 162nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 79.2% | — |
| 2011 | 81.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 118.5% | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -46.0% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +39.0% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | -39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.8% | 64.0% | 118.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 60.6% | 99.6% | 3 |
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More public sector data for Madagascar
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0345 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 3.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 121.63 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Madagascar?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Madagascar was 60.6% in 2024, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Madagascar ranks 162nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.