Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique
Mozambique: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 49.0% 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 total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique is 49.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique peaked at 55.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2010.
Mozambique ranks 35th of 153 countries on this measure, 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 total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.2% | — |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -2.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 49.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.5%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 49.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.2% | 33.2% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 42.0% | 50.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Mozambique was 49.0% 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 55.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Mozambique ranks 35th 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 5.1%. 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 total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.