Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Mozambique

Government expense in Mozambique in 2022 — 26%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 111. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 6.38 pp.

2022 26% +2.7 pp vs 2021
World rank 64of 111
Period maximum 26%2022
Period minimum 17.63%2017

Trend over time

2010–2022 · % of GDP

Government expense — Mozambique, 2010–202217.52022.52527.520102012201420162018202020222010: 19.62%2011: 21.29%2012: 22.24%2016: 18.52%2017: 17.63%2018: 19.65%2019: 20.04%2020: 22.9%2021: 23.3%2022: 26%
Change over the period: +6.38 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Mozambique 26%
World 28.49%
Government expense — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 26 +2.7 pp
2021 23.3 +0.4 pp
2020 22.9 +2.86 pp
2019 20.04 +0.39 pp
2018 19.65 +2.02 pp
2017 17.63 −0.89 pp
2016 18.52
2012 22.24 +0.95 pp
2011 21.29 +1.67 pp
2010 19.62

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

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