Goods and services expense in Mozambique
Mozambique: Goods and services expense was 36.79 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 36.79 billion current LCU for goods and services expense in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Mozambique peaked at 46.16 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.02 billion current LCU, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 76th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.37 billion current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 25.21 billion current LCU | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 30.52 billion current LCU | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 22.97 billion current LCU | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 22.02 billion current LCU | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 28.70 billion current LCU | +30.4% |
| 2019 | 25.73 billion current LCU | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 39.22 billion current LCU | +52.4% |
| 2021 | 42.38 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 46.16 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 40.84 billion current LCU | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 36.79 billion current LCU | -9.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 36.79 billion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is 238.88 billion current LCU, 15% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 36.79 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.83 billion current LCU, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.36 billion current LCU | 22.02 billion current LCU | 30.52 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.08 billion current LCU | 36.79 billion current LCU | 46.16 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Mozambique?
- Goods and services expense in Mozambique was 36.79 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 46.16 billion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.02 billion current LCU in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for goods and services expense?
- Mozambique ranks 76th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.