Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 28.5% 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 28.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mozambique peaked at 35.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 95th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 34.6% | — |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.1% | 31.2% | 35.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 28.5% | 35.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More infrastructure data for Mozambique
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 17.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,329 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0818 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,329 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.495 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 28.5% 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 35.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mozambique ranks 95th out of 114 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 20.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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