Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mozambique is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 51.9% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mozambique peaked at 7.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 122nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.3% | — |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -42.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -47.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +94.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -39.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -51.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 29% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.5%, 12% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 119 Papua New Guinea 1.2% compare
- 120 Solomon Islands 1.1% compare
- 121 Qatar 0.7%
- 123 Palau 0.6% compare
- 124 Congo 0.5%
- 125 Somalia 0.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 776.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mozambique?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mozambique was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Mozambique ranks 122nd out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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