Tax revenues vs income inequality in Mozambique
Mozambique: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 20.92 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.92
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
85th
of 186 countries
All-time high
26.74
in 2019
All-time low
6.82
in 1985
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Mozambique, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 20.92 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Mozambique peaked at 26.74 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.82, in 1985.
That places Mozambique 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.45 | — |
| 1981 | 9.6 | +28.8% |
| 1982 | 10.87 | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 12.12 | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 11.17 | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 6.82 | -39.0% |
| 1986 | 7.26 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 8.38 | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 9.9 | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 11.45 | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 8.09 | -29.4% |
| 1991 | 6.87 | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 8.15 | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 9.05 | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 7.95 | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 8.09 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 7.13 | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 7.68 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 7.63 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.28 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 7.78 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 7.35 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 7.74 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 8.9 | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 8.93 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.06 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.65 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 10.42 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 10.81 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 12.29 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 14.65 | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 17.13 | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 18.99 | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 21.95 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 24.46 | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 20.54 | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 20.51 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.76 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 26.74 | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 21.59 | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 22.84 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 20.26 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 20.92 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5 | 6.82 | 12.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.79 | 6.87 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.29 | 7.35 | 12.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.97 | 14.65 | 26.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4 | 20.26 | 22.84 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.76 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 776.4 (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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.479 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.75 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Mozambique?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Mozambique was 20.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 26.74 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.82 in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Mozambique ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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