Tax revenue in Mozambique
Mozambique: Tax revenue was 21.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 21.8% for tax revenue in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Mozambique peaked at 26.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2010.
That places Mozambique 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.3% | — |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 14.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 36 Portugal 22.3% compare
- 37 Seychelles 22.1%
- 38 Lithuania 21.9% compare
- 40 El Salvador 21.8% compare
- 41 Timor-Leste 21.6% compare
- 42 Naoero 21.4% compare
More public sector data for Mozambique
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0289 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 450.45 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Mozambique?
- Tax revenue in Mozambique was 21.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for tax revenue?
- Mozambique ranks 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.