Gross public investment in Madagascar

Madagascar: Gross public investment was 3.2% in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
3.2%
Change on year
down 55.6%
World rank
47th
of 49 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2006
All-time low
3.2%
in 2009
Years of data
26
1984–2009

Gross public investment in Madagascar, 1984–2009

468101984199620091984: 6.4 % of GDP1985: 6 % of GDP1986: 5.4 % of GDP1987: 7 % of GDP1988: 6.9 % of GDP1989: 9.7 % of GDP1990: 7.9 % of GDP1991: 6 % of GDP1992: 7.5 % of GDP1993: 7.8 % of GDP1994: 6.2 % of GDP1995: 5.8 % of GDP1996: 6.7 % of GDP1997: 6.5 % of GDP1998: 7.9 % of GDP1999: 6.9 % of GDP2000: 6.7 % of GDP2001: 7.3 % of GDP2002: 4.8 % of GDP2003: 7.8 % of GDP2004: 10 % of GDP2005: 8.7 % of GDP2006: 10.5 % of GDP2007: 7 % of GDP2008: 7.1 % of GDP2009: 3.2 % of GDP

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2009, gross public investment in Madagascar stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 55.6% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross public investment in Madagascar peaked at 10.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2009.

That places Madagascar 47th out of 49 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross public investment in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Gross public investment (% of GDP) in Madagascar, 1984 to 2009.
Year % of GDP Change
1984 6.4%
1985 6.0% -7.2%
1986 5.4% -9.1%
1987 7.0% +28.8%
1988 6.9% -1.2%
1989 9.7% +40.3%
1990 7.9% -18.1%
1991 6.0% -24.5%
1992 7.5% +25.6%
1993 7.8% +3.2%
1994 6.2% -20.2%
1995 5.8% -6.6%
1996 6.7% +15.2%
1997 6.5% -2.2%
1998 7.9% +21.5%
1999 6.9% -12.7%
2000 6.7% -2.7%
2001 7.3% +8.6%
2002 4.8% -34.1%
2003 7.8% +62.9%
2004 10.0% +27.9%
2005 8.7% -13.1%
2006 10.5% +21.1%
2007 7.0% -33.7%
2008 7.1% +1.6%
2009 3.2% -55.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.9% 5.4% 9.7% 6
1990s 6.9% 5.8% 7.9% 10
2000s 7.3% 3.2% 10.5% 10

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 44 Central African Republic 4.0% compare
  2. 45 Zimbabwe 3.7% compare
  3. 46 Tunisia 3.4% compare
  4. 48 Sudan 3.0% compare
  5. 49 Egypt 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross public investment in Madagascar?
Gross public investment in Madagascar was 3.2% in 2009, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2009.
How does Madagascar rank for gross public investment?
Madagascar ranks 47th out of 49 countries with data for 2009.
Is gross public investment rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross public investment (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 1,642 data points, 1960–2011
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Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.