Taxes on goods and services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Taxes on goods and services was 30.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Mozambique is 30.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Mozambique peaked at 37.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 82nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35.7% | — |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.2% | 29.5% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 28.4% | 35.6% | 5 |
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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 taxes on goods and services in Mozambique?
- Taxes on goods and services in Mozambique was 30.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Mozambique ranks 82nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.