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Government expense (% of GDP)

26.0% of GDP▲ 2.70 pts vs 2021

Mozambique · Latest observation 2022 · no newer data published

Government expense (% of GDP)

What is this?

Government operating spending relative to GDP.

How to read it

  • Compare with revenue: the gap is financed by borrowing or grants.
  • Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Government expense (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 26.0 % of GDP (2022), 6.38 points higher than in 2010. It is the highest in the period shown.

Over all 10 observations since 2010, the highest was 26.0 (2022) and the lowest 17.6 (2017).

The latest observation is from 2022; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Wages, transfers and services.
  • Businesses: Government contracts.
  • Government: Deficit pressure.
  • Investors: Fiscal discipline.
  • Mobile money: Public wages and transfers paid digitally create flows.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
2022
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:
15182023252820102022High 26.0Low 17.6
Latest
26.0
Change
+6.38 pts
High
26.0 2022
Low
17.6 2017
Average
21.1

Government expense (% of GDP) is 26.0 % of GDP (2022), 6.38 points higher than in 2010. It is the highest in the period shown.

What is this?

Government operating spending relative to GDP.

How to read it

Compare with revenue: the gap is financed by borrowing or grants.

Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Government expense (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 26.0 % of GDP (2022), 6.38 points higher than in 2010. It is the highest in the period shown.

Over all 10 observations since 2010, the highest was 26.0 (2022) and the lowest 17.6 (2017).

The latest observation is from 2022; the source has not published anything newer.

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Wages, transfers and services.
  • Businesses: Government contracts.
  • Government: Deficit pressure.
  • Investors: Fiscal discipline.
  • Mobile money: Public wages and transfers paid digitally create flows.

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

Countries — 2024

CountryLatestYear on year
Botswana26.5 % of GDP+11.0%
Tanzania16.3 % of GDP−4.0%
12 more with older observations
Portugal37.22023
Brazil32.42023
Kenya27.82023
South Africa33.42022
World28.52022
Mozambique26.02022
Malawi20.22022
India13.72022
Zambia25.12021
Eswatini24.62021
Angola14.62019
Zimbabwe11.02018

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What should I watch?

Government revenue excl. grants (% of GDP)24.5 % of GDP−0.22 pts · 2024Central government debt (% of GDP)71.8 % of GDP−0.87 pts · 2024

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
10 (2010 – 2022) for Mozambique; 14 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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