Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 17.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique stood at 17.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique peaked at 23.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 20th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.3% | — |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.9% | 23.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 17.7% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique was 17.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mozambique ranks 20th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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