Current expenditure, total in Madagascar
Madagascar: Current expenditure, total was 2.80 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current expenditure, total in Madagascar, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure, total in Madagascar is 2.80 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.3% on the previous year and up 377.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Madagascar peaked at 2.80 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.94 billion current LCU, in 1984.
That places Madagascar 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.49 billion current LCU | 37.94 billion current LCU | 88.46 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 217.12 billion current LCU | 92.26 billion current LCU | 440.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 trillion current LCU | 503.58 billion current LCU | 1.80 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 trillion current LCU | 1.94 trillion current LCU | 2.80 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 5 Uganda 4.12 trillion current LCU compare
- 6 Nigeria 3.41 trillion current LCU compare
- 7 Angola 2.93 trillion current LCU compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.52 trillion current LCU compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 2.15 trillion current LCU compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.91 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Scientific and technical journal articles 153.44 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 22 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 18.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 6 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.0% (2017)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.08 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.1245 per 100 people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Madagascar?
- Current expenditure, total in Madagascar was 2.80 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.94 billion current LCU in 1984.
- How does Madagascar rank for current expenditure, total?
- Madagascar ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 377.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.