Madagascar - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Madagascar was 18.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 22.85 in 1980, while its lowest value was 10.51 in 1996.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 14.26
1961 15.41
1962 17.22
1963 16.53
1964 16.13
1965 16.00
1966 15.48
1967 15.35
1968 15.75
1969 15.45
1970 13.10
1971 14.81
1972 13.65
1973 12.24
1974 11.20
1975 10.84
1976 11.21
1977 11.03
1978 11.89
1979 12.27
1980 22.85
1981 19.42
1982 15.01
1983 12.45
1984 15.43
1985 14.60
1986 13.19
1987 14.76
1988 11.88
1989 12.08
1990 10.88
1991 11.57
1992 13.41
1993 12.02
1994 11.59
1995 11.37
1996 10.51
1997 14.49
1998 17.02
1999 17.01
2000 17.28
2001 16.87
2002 14.89
2003 17.66
2004 18.75
2005 16.12
2006 16.87
2007 19.03
2008 14.08
2009 12.51
2010 13.12
2011 14.12
2012 15.01
2013 15.65
2014 15.80
2015 15.14
2016 14.76
2017 16.12
2018 13.60
2019 15.11
2020 18.32

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts