Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Madagascar
Madagascar: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants was -1.89 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
-1.89 trillion current LCU
Change on year
down 166.3%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
-13.49 billion current LCU
in 1984
All-time low
-1.89 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Years of data
28
1984–2011
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Madagascar, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded -1.89 trillion current LCU for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 166.3% on the previous year and down 311.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Madagascar peaked at -13.49 billion current LCU in 1984 and was at its lowest, -1.89 trillion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Madagascar 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -13.49 billion current LCU | — |
| 1985 | -16.19 billion current LCU | +19.9% |
| 1986 | -18.37 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
| 1987 | -22.20 billion current LCU | +20.8% |
| 1988 | -27.82 billion current LCU | +25.3% |
| 1989 | -73.94 billion current LCU | +165.8% |
| 1990 | -55.22 billion current LCU | -25.3% |
| 1991 | -84.88 billion current LCU | +53.7% |
| 1992 | -112.72 billion current LCU | +32.8% |
| 1993 | -104.94 billion current LCU | -6.9% |
| 1994 | -121.06 billion current LCU | +15.4% |
| 1995 | -130.02 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 1996 | -180.71 billion current LCU | +39.0% |
| 1997 | -228.28 billion current LCU | +26.3% |
| 1998 | -309.72 billion current LCU | +35.7% |
| 1999 | -308.32 billion current LCU | -0.4% |
| 2000 | -374.42 billion current LCU | +21.4% |
| 2001 | -460.14 billion current LCU | +22.9% |
| 2002 | -310.20 billion current LCU | -32.6% |
| 2003 | -571.26 billion current LCU | +84.2% |
| 2004 | -1.04 trillion current LCU | +82.7% |
| 2005 | -957.41 billion current LCU | -8.2% |
| 2006 | -1.21 trillion current LCU | +26.6% |
| 2007 | -961.88 billion current LCU | -20.7% |
| 2008 | -861.65 billion current LCU | -10.4% |
| 2009 | -660.60 billion current LCU | -23.3% |
| 2010 | -711.50 billion current LCU | +7.7% |
| 2011 | -1.89 trillion current LCU | +166.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -1.89 trillion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -90.45 billion current LCU, 20.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -1.89 trillion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is -160.00 billion current LCU, 11.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -28.67 billion current LCU | -73.94 billion current LCU | -13.49 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | -163.59 billion current LCU | -309.72 billion current LCU | -55.22 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -741.33 billion current LCU | -1.21 trillion current LCU | -310.20 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.30 trillion current LCU | -1.89 trillion current LCU | -711.50 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 29 Burkina Faso -554.45 billion current LCU compare
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe -1.36 trillion current LCU compare
- 31 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
- 33 Tanzania -3.70 trillion current LCU compare
- 34 Zambia -4.20 trillion current LCU compare
- 35 Mozambique -57.98 trillion current LCU compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 153.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Madagascar?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants in Madagascar was -1.89 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -13.49 billion current LCU in 1984.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.89 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Madagascar rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Madagascar ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 311.7%. 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 Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.