Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique
Mozambique: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 39.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique is 39.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique peaked at 50.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2010.
That places Mozambique 17th out of 153 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.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.7% | — |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 39.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.4%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 39.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.5%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.4% | 20.7% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 34.7% | 39.1% | 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 income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique was 39.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Mozambique ranks 17th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.