Cuba vs Madagascar: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Cuba
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -4.6% against -7.4% in Cuba, a difference of 2.8%.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.
Cuba ranks 169th and Madagascar ranks 167th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 2.7% | 2.7% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1.8% | Cuba |
| 1990s | -0.8% | -1.0% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -2.0% | 2.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | -2.7% | 5.8% | 8.5% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Cuba or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -4.6% against -7.4% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Cuba and Madagascar?
- 2.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Madagascar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Madagascar rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cuba ranks 169th and Madagascar ranks 167th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.