Mauritius vs Mozambique: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Mauritius
21.1%
in 2023
Mozambique
20.9%
in 2023
Mauritius rank
83rd
Mozambique rank
85th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 21.1% against 20.9% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 83rd and Mozambique ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 9.3% | 7.3% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 7.8% | 8.7% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 9.3% | 6.4% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 21.0% | 2.6% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 21.4% | 0.9% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Mauritius or Mozambique?
- Mauritius, at 21.1% against 20.9% in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Mauritius and Mozambique?
- 0.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Mozambique?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Mozambique rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Mauritius ranks 83rd and Mozambique ranks 85th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.