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Central government debt (% of GDP)

71.8% of GDP▼ 0.87 pts vs 2023

Mozambique · Latest observation 2024

Central government debt (% of GDP)

What is this?

What the central government owes, relative to one year of GDP.

How to read it

  • Above about 70% is high for a low-income country; the IMF rates Mozambique's debt as unsustainable or in distress in recent reviews.
  • Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Central government debt (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 71.8 % of GDP (2024), 20.47 points lower than in 2016. It is the lowest in the period shown.

Over all 9 observations since 2016, the highest was 101.4 (2020) and the lowest 71.8 (2024).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Interest payments crowd out schools and clinics.
  • Businesses: Can lead to higher taxes and fees.
  • Government: Limits room to respond to shocks.
  • Investors: Default and refinancing risk.
  • Mobile money: Fiscal pressure can bring new taxes on transactions.

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Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
2024
Last updated
2026-10-17
Source published
2026-10-08
Frequency
Annual
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
Country:
6070809010011020162024High 101.4Low 71.8
Latest
71.8
Change
−20.47 pts
High
101.4 2020
Low
71.8 2024
Average
82.0

Central government debt (% of GDP) is 71.8 % of GDP (2024), 20.47 points lower than in 2016. It is the lowest in the period shown.

What is this?

What the central government owes, relative to one year of GDP.

How to read it

Above about 70% is high for a low-income country; the IMF rates Mozambique's debt as unsustainable or in distress in recent reviews.

Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Central government debt (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 71.8 % of GDP (2024), 20.47 points lower than in 2016. It is the lowest in the period shown.

Over all 9 observations since 2016, the highest was 101.4 (2020) and the lowest 71.8 (2024).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Interest payments crowd out schools and clinics.
  • Businesses: Can lead to higher taxes and fees.
  • Government: Limits room to respond to shocks.
  • Investors: Default and refinancing risk.
  • Mobile money: Fiscal pressure can bring new taxes on transactions.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

Countries — 2024

CountryLatestYear on year
South Africa82.8 % of GDP+4.2%
Brazil81.9 % of GDP−1.4%
Mozambique71.8 % of GDP−1.2%
6 more with older observations
Malawi61.82023
Botswana19.72023
Zambia71.42021
Eswatini35.72021
India46.52018
Portugal5.71994

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Interest payments (% of revenue)15.1 % of revenue+1.92 pts · 2024Government revenue excl. grants (% of GDP)24.5 % of GDP−0.22 pts · 2024Government expense (% of GDP)26.0 % of GDP+2.70 pts · 2022

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
9 (2016 – 2024) for Mozambique; 9 country in total
Source published
2026-10-08
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
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