Madagascar vs United States: General government total expenditure (current LCU)
Madagascar
14.29 trillion current LCU
in 2025
United States
11.57 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Madagascar rank
29th
United States rank
32nd
General government total expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Madagascar
- United States
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 14.29 trillion current LCU against 11.57 trillion current LCU in United States, a difference of 2.72 trillion current LCU.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 29th and United States ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.81 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 71.81 billion current LCU | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 449.05 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 449.05 billion current LCU | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.88 trillion current LCU | 4.07 trillion current LCU | 2.19 trillion current LCU | United States |
| 2010s | 4.56 trillion current LCU | 6.53 trillion current LCU | 1.97 trillion current LCU | United States |
| 2020s | 10.93 trillion current LCU | 10.42 trillion current LCU | 508.55 billion current LCU | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Madagascar or United States?
- Madagascar, at 14.29 trillion current LCU against 11.57 trillion current LCU in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Madagascar and United States?
- 2.72 trillion current LCU, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and United States rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Madagascar ranks 29th and United States ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release