Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Mozambique
Mozambique: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 5.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Mozambique is 5.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Mozambique peaked at 6.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
Mozambique ranks 51st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 2.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 3.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 5.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +62.3% |
| 2017 | 4.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 5.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 5.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 5.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 5.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 5.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 9% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 5.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 52% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 48 Equatorial Guinea 6.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Niger 6.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP
- 50 Mauritius 6.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Ukraine 5.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 5 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Bhutan 4 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Mozambique
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Mozambique?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Mozambique was 5.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Mozambique rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Mozambique ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.