Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Mozambique
Mozambique: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Mozambique, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for total shortfall from extreme poverty in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Mozambique peaked at 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2008.
That places Mozambique 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | — |
| 2002 | 10.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 10.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 15.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | +4.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, 3.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, 4.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.14 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
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 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 total shortfall from extreme poverty in Mozambique?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Mozambique was 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2022.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2008.
- How does Mozambique rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Mozambique ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.