General government final consumption expenditure in Madagascar
Madagascar: General government final consumption expenditure was -4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Madagascar, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded -4.6% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 209.0% on the previous year and down 986.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Madagascar peaked at 43.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -36.6%, in 2018.
That places Madagascar 166th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.6% | — |
| 1962 | 15.6% | -5.8% |
| 1963 | -1.7% | -110.8% |
| 1964 | -4.2% | +146.9% |
| 1965 | -1.0% | -75.4% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -226.3% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | +255.4% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | +101.8% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -80.7% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | -26.3% |
| 1971 | 17.6% | +1232.4% |
| 1972 | -8.9% | -150.4% |
| 1973 | -7.7% | -13.1% |
| 1974 | -4.2% | -45.8% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | -149.4% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +139.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -87.0% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +793.7% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | +148.7% |
| 1980 | 43.7% | +206.7% |
| 1981 | -21.8% | -149.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -101.6% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | +2014.2% |
| 1984 | -17.5% | -342.9% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -114.0% |
| 1986 | -0.6% | -123.8% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | -1307.1% |
| 1988 | -4.2% | -159.2% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -235.9% |
| 1990 | -2.7% | -147.8% |
| 1991 | -6.9% | +154.9% |
| 1992 | -1.6% | -76.6% |
| 1993 | -1.5% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | -5.0% | +225.0% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -157.9% |
| 1996 | -3.8% | -232.6% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | -481.1% |
| 1998 | -2.3% | -115.9% |
| 1999 | -3.5% | +53.5% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -238.2% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +317.2% |
| 2002 | -13.5% | -166.5% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -317.1% |
| 2004 | -11.4% | -138.9% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -207.3% |
| 2006 | -11.6% | -194.6% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | -457.8% |
| 2008 | -16.0% | -138.6% |
| 2009 | -13.9% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | -5.2% | -62.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -146.1% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -107.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -1483.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -82.1% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -155.8% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -4917.8% |
| 2018 | -36.6% | -363.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.1% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +104164.8% |
| 2021 | -2.6% | -110.6% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -321.4% |
| 2023 | -2.7% | -147.4% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -255.2% |
| 2025 | -4.6% | -209.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | -4.2% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | -8.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | -21.8% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.0% | -6.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | -16.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -36.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -4.6% | 24.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 163 Marshall Islands -4.2% compare
- 164 United States Virgin Islands -4.4% compare
- 165 Djibouti -4.5% compare
- 167 Mongolia -6.1% compare
- 168 Cuba -7.4% compare
- 169 Palestine, State of -7.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 292.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,212 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 1.33 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 226.35 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 331,202 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Madagascar?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Madagascar was -4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.6% in 2018.
- How does Madagascar rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Madagascar ranks 166th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 986.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.