Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 20.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
20.4%
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
14th
of 170 countries
All-time high
22.7%
in 2005
All-time low
16.4%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2004–2021
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 20.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2021.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique peaked at 22.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2018.
Mozambique ranks 14th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.0% | — |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.0% | 22.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.4% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 20.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 11 Senegal 20.9% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 13 Türkiye 11.3% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 17 Kiribati 20.1% compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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 20.4% in 2021, 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 22.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2018.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mozambique ranks 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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