Central government debt, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Central government debt, total was 71.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Central government debt, total in Mozambique, 2016–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 71.8% for central government debt, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Mozambique peaked at 101.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Central government debt, total in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 92.2% | — |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 101.4% | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.7% | 78.5% | 92.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 71.8% | 101.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Mozambique
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 8.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -5.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 45.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28,494 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6634 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 415.91 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Mozambique?
- Central government debt, total in Mozambique was 71.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for central government debt, total?
- Mozambique ranks 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.