Gross public investment in Madagascar
Madagascar: Gross public investment was 3.2% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Madagascar, 1984–2009
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 386.85 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 668.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5,054 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 3.03 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 494.7 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.