Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Mozambique

Budget balance in Mozambique in 2031 — -11%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 9.5 pp.

2031 -11% −1.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 182of 188
Period maximum 1.7%2019
Period minimum -15.8%1983

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Mozambique, 1980–2031-20-15-10-50519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -1.5%1981: -7.4%1982: -3.6%1983: -15.8%1984: -13.4%1985: -9.7%1986: -12.1%1987: -7.2%1988: -6.5%1989: -4.2%1990: -4.4%1991: -2%1992: -1.9%1993: -2.5%1994: -4%1995: -2.5%1996: -2.1%1997: -1.8%1998: -1.1%1999: -0.3%2000: -1.3%2001: -4.4%2002: -3.4%2003: -2.6%2004: -3.2%2005: -2.1%2006: -3%2007: -2.2%2008: -1.9%2009: -4.3%2010: -3.4%2011: -4.3%2012: -3.4%2013: -2.5%2014: -9.8%2015: -6.6%2016: -5.1%2017: -2%2018: -5.7%2019: 1.7%2020: -6.2%2021: -5.2%2022: -5.2%2023: -4.3%2024: -6.2%2025: -4%2026: -6.5%2027: -7.3%2028: -8.4%2029: -9.4%2030: -9.8%2031: -11%
Change over the period: −9.5 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Mozambique -11%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Eastern Africa computed -3.73%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -11 −1.2 pp
2030 -9.8 −0.4 pp
2029 -9.4 −1 pp
2028 -8.4 −1.1 pp
2027 -7.3 −0.8 pp
2026 -6.5 −2.5 pp
2025 -4 +2.2 pp
2024 -6.2 −1.9 pp
2023 -4.3 +0.9 pp
2022 -5.2 +0 pp
2021 -5.2 +1 pp
2020 -6.2 −7.9 pp
2019 1.7 +7.4 pp
2018 -5.7 −3.7 pp
2017 -2 +3.1 pp
2016 -5.1 +1.5 pp
2015 -6.6 +3.2 pp
2014 -9.8 −7.3 pp
2013 -2.5 +0.9 pp
2012 -3.4 +0.9 pp
2011 -4.3 −0.9 pp
2010 -3.4 +0.9 pp
2009 -4.3 −2.4 pp
2008 -1.9 +0.3 pp
2007 -2.2 +0.8 pp
2006 -3 −0.9 pp
2005 -2.1 +1.1 pp
2004 -3.2 −0.6 pp
2003 -2.6 +0.8 pp
2002 -3.4 +1 pp
2001 -4.4 −3.1 pp
2000 -1.3 −1 pp
1999 -0.3 +0.8 pp
1998 -1.1 +0.7 pp
1997 -1.8 +0.3 pp
1996 -2.1 +0.4 pp
1995 -2.5 +1.5 pp
1994 -4 −1.5 pp
1993 -2.5 −0.6 pp
1992 -1.9 +0.1 pp
1991 -2 +2.4 pp
1990 -4.4 −0.2 pp
1989 -4.2 +2.3 pp
1988 -6.5 +0.7 pp
1987 -7.2 +4.9 pp
1986 -12.1 −2.4 pp
1985 -9.7 +3.7 pp
1984 -13.4 +2.4 pp
1983 -15.8 −12.2 pp
1982 -3.6 +3.8 pp
1981 -7.4 −5.9 pp
1980 -1.5

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.