Mozambique vs Seychelles: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Mozambique
33.2%
in 2024
Seychelles
33.8%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
63rd
Seychelles rank
60th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mozambique
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 33.8% against 33.2% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Seychelles ahead.
Mozambique ranks 63rd and Seychelles ranks 60th of 151 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.9% | 51.1% | 24.2% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 55.7% | 37.3% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 42.7% | 22.9% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 34.6% | 3.9% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 36.7% | 3.6% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Mozambique or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 33.8% against 33.2% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Mozambique and Seychelles?
- 0.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Seychelles?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Seychelles rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 63rd and Seychelles ranks 60th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.