Taxes on goods and services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Taxes on goods and services was 13.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Taxes on goods and services in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Mozambique stood at 13.3%.
The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Mozambique peaked at 16.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 45th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on goods and services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.9% | — |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 13.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.1% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 13.3% 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 16.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Mozambique ranks 45th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.