Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 5.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 5.8% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Madagascar peaked at 6.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1991.
Madagascar ranks 119th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.7% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +62.4% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +43.3% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +111.6% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +47.6% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1583 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 87.11 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 87.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 661.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 396,644 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Madagascar?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Madagascar was 5.8% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Madagascar ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.