Taxes on international trade in Mozambique
Mozambique: Taxes on international trade was 5.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Taxes on international trade in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 5.3% for taxes on international trade in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Mozambique peaked at 7.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2010.
Mozambique ranks 66th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes on international trade in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.7% | — |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +2.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 5.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 50% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 5.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 47% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 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 international trade in Mozambique?
- Taxes on international trade in Mozambique was 5.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for taxes on international trade?
- Mozambique ranks 66th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.