Madagascar vs Tanzania
Madagascar vs Tanzania: Government debt
Government debt: 47.8% of GDP in Madagascar in 2025 and 47.8% of GDP in Tanzania in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 4.4 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Tanzania.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Madagascar has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Tanzania.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Madagascar at 49.7% of GDP and Tanzania at 41.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Madagascar | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.8 | 49.8 |
| 2024 | 49.8 | 50 |
| 2023 | 52.2 | 47.8 |
| 2022 | 49.8 | 44.9 |
| 2021 | 49.4 | 43.4 |
| 2020 | 52.9 | 41.3 |
| 2019 | 41.3 | 40.4 |
| 2018 | 42.9 | 42 |
| 2017 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| 2016 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2015 | 44.1 | 39.5 |
| 2014 | 37.9 | 36.4 |
| 2013 | 36.2 | 32.7 |
| 2012 | 30.4 | 30.1 |
| 2011 | 30 | 28.4 |
| 2010 | 32.3 | 27.6 |
| 2009 | 34.9 | 23.9 |
| 2008 | 31 | 21.6 |
| 2007 | 28.2 | 23.8 |
| 2006 | 32.2 | 34.5 |
| 2005 | 74.4 | 46.1 |
| 2004 | 81.9 | 44.5 |
| 2003 | 85.9 | 44.4 |
| 2002 | 86.7 | 47.4 |
| 2001 | 82.1 | 50.8 |
| 2000 | 90.2 | – |
| 1999 | 104.1 | – |
| 1998 | 108.5 | – |
| 1997 | 89.7 | – |
| 1996 | 98.7 | – |
| 1995 | 95.8 | – |
| 1994 | 96 | – |
| 1993 | 105.2 | – |
| 1992 | 110.9 | – |
| 1991 | 113.8 | – |
| 1990 | 92.7 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Madagascar | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49.8 | 48.1 |
| 2027 | 50.6 | 46.6 |
| 2028 | 50.9 | 45.2 |
| 2029 | 50.9 | 43.9 |
| 2030 | 49.9 | 42.9 |
| 2031 | 49.7 | 41.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Madagascar vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMadagascar: 22.2% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025