Expense in Mozambique
Mozambique: Expense was 26.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expense in Mozambique, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Mozambique is 26.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Mozambique peaked at 26.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 80th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Expense in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.6% | — |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.6% | 22.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 22.9% | 26.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 0.131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 57.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 36,029 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual -0.6268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8239 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 516.54 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth -0.6268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 43.75 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Mozambique?
- Expense in Mozambique was 26.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for expense?
- Mozambique ranks 80th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.