Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Mozambique

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Mozambique in 2025 — 19.2%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 132. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.1 pp.

2025 19.2% +0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 132
Period maximum 26.1%2014
Period minimum 11%1996

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Mozambique, 1991–2025101520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.1%1992: 16.1%1993: 18.4%1994: 24.7%1995: 12.4%1996: 11%1997: 12.3%1998: 13.9%1999: 15.1%2000: 14.2%2001: 16.6%2002: 14.8%2003: 15.4%2004: 16.9%2005: 16.5%2006: 15.8%2007: 15.3%2008: 15.9%2009: 17%2010: 17.4%2011: 18.9%2012: 20%2013: 23.2%2014: 26.1%2015: 25.5%2016: 26.1%2017: 24.6%2018: 21.7%2019: 22.6%2020: 20.6%2021: 18.7%2022: 16.5%2023: 17.2%2024: 18.4%2025: 19.2%
Change over the period: +6.1 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 19.2%
Eastern Africa computed 10.7%
Low-income countries computed 12.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.2 +0.8 pp
2024 18.4 +1.2 pp
2023 17.2 +0.7 pp
2022 16.5 −2.2 pp
2021 18.7 −1.9 pp
2020 20.6 −1.9 pp
2019 22.6 +0.8 pp
2018 21.7 −2.8 pp
2017 24.6 −1.5 pp
2016 26.1 +0.6 pp
2015 25.5 −0.6 pp
2014 26.1 +2.9 pp
2013 23.2 +3.2 pp
2012 20 +1.1 pp
2011 18.9 +1.5 pp
2010 17.4 +0.4 pp
2009 17 +1.1 pp
2008 15.9 +0.6 pp
2007 15.3 −0.6 pp
2006 15.8 −0.6 pp
2005 16.5 −0.4 pp
2004 16.9 +1.5 pp
2003 15.4 +0.6 pp
2002 14.8 −1.8 pp
2001 16.6 +2.4 pp
2000 14.2 −0.9 pp
1999 15.1 +1.2 pp
1998 13.9 +1.6 pp
1997 12.3 +1.2 pp
1996 11 −1.4 pp
1995 12.4 −12.3 pp
1994 24.7 +6.4 pp
1993 18.4 +2.2 pp
1992 16.1 +3 pp
1991 13.1

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.