Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Mozambique
Mozambique: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Mozambique, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 20.9% for tax revenue as share of gdp 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 revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Mozambique peaked at 26.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1985.
That places Mozambique 85th out of 187 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.5% | — |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +28.8% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | -39.0% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -29.4% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +3.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 20.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.5%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 20.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 6.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.4% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 14.6% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.3% | 22.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Mozambique?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Mozambique was 20.9% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Mozambique ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.