Madagascar Military Spending
Madagascar spends an estimated 0.7% of GDP on its military in 2026; its most recent reported expenditure in US dollars is $111 million (2025).
Defense budget and military expenditure data (1961–2027)
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Key Facts (2026 estimate)
Military Expenditure
$114 million
Ranked #136 of 153 countries worldwide
Percent of GDP
0.7%
Ranked #147 of 163 countries by % of GDP
Year-over-Year Change
+2.7%
From $111M in 2025
Historical Peak Spending
$147 million
Reached in 1979
How the 2026 figures are produced. Neither figure is a researched budget estimate. The share-of-GDP figure is the arithmetic mean of Madagascar’s last 3 reported years (2023–2025), carried across both estimate years unchanged. The dollar figure is not a per-country forecast — it is the actual SIPRI figure for 2025 raised by a flat 3%, the same rate applied to every country in this group, so it can rise even where the share-of-GDP path falls. Actual SIPRI figures for Madagascar run to 2025.
Madagascar Defense Budget Summary
In 2026, Madagascar is estimated to have spent $114 million on military and defense, representing 0.7% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This budget covers the armed forces including army, navy, and air force expenditures. Madagascar is the #136 highest military spender in the world by absolute spending.
Compared to the previous year (2025), defense spending increased by 2.7%, from $111 million to $114 million. This change in the military budget reflects growing defense priorities.
The highest percentage of GDP allocated to defense spending was 3.0% in 1981. The historical average military budget is 1.2% of GDP.
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars. Data for 2026 is an estimate based on government budget announcements.
Historical Military Spending
Military Spending (% of GDP)
Military Spending (USD Billions, 2024 prices)
Historical Data
| Year | Percent of GDP | USD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027(estimate) | 0.66% | $118M |
| 2026(estimate) | 0.66% | $114M |
| 2025 | 0.62% | $111M |
| 2024 | 0.71% | $122M |
| 2023 | 0.65% | $108M |
| 2022 | 0.65% | $106M |
| 2021 | 0.68% | $107M |
| 2020 | 0.67% | $100M |
| 2019 | 0.55% | $87M |
| 2018 | 0.53% | $80M |
| 2017 | 0.51% | $74M |
| 2016 | 0.50% | $73M |
| 2015 | 0.52% | $71M |
| 2014 | 0.56% | $74M |
| 2013 | 0.58% | $74M |
| 2012 | 0.59% | $75M |
| 2011 | 0.62% | $76M |
| 2010 | 0.57% | $68M |
| 2009 | 0.74% | $87M |
| 2008 | 0.96% | $121M |
| 2007 | 0.96% | $115M |
| 2006 | 0.98% | $95M |
| 2005 | 1.07% | $99M |
| 2004 | 1.25% | $110M |
| 2003 | 1.32% | $111M |
| 2002 | 1.31% | $95M |
| 2001 | 1.44% | $121M |
| 2000 | 1.22% | $97M |
| 1999 | 1.21% | $96M |
| 1998 | 1.35% | $103M |
| 1997 | 1.48% | $106M |
| 1996 | 1.24% | $83M |
| 1995 | 0.86% | $58M |
| 1994 | 0.93% | $63M |
| 1993 | 1.12% | $75M |
| 1992 | 0.77% | $49M |
| 1991 | 1.30% | $83M |
| 1990 | 1.23% | $80M |
| 1989 | 1.21% | $76M |
| 1988 | 1.35% | $79M |
| 1987 | 1.43% | $85M |
| 1986 | 1.55% | $86M |
| 1985 | 1.78% | $97M |
| 1984 | 1.87% | $101M |
| 1981 | 2.98% | $129M |
| 1980 | 2.77% | $137M |
| 1979 | 2.93% | $147M |
| 1978 | 2.42% | $114M |
| 1977 | 2.31% | $111M |
| 1976 | 1.88% | $84M |
| 1975 | 1.64% | $72M |
| 1974 | 1.67% | $75M |
| 1973 | 1.52% | $67M |
| 1972 | 1.49% | $63M |
| 1971 | 1.32% | $58M |
| 1970 | 1.35% | $58M |
| 1969 | 1.51% | $60M |
| 1968 | 1.55% | $60M |
| 1967 | 1.55% | $56M |
| 1966 | 1.54% | $53M |
| 1965 | 1.59% | $51M |
| 1964 | 1.46% | $47M |
| 1963 | 1.46% | — |
| 1962 | 1.54% | — |
| 1961 | 1.50% | — |