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Interest payments (% of revenue)

15.1% of revenue▲ 1.92 pts vs 2023

Mozambique · Latest observation 2024

Interest payments (% of revenue)

What is this?

Share of government revenue spent on interest.

How to read it

  • Rising means less money left for services.
  • Unit: % of revenue.

What does the data say?

Interest payments (% of revenue) (Mozambique) is 15.1 % of revenue (2024), 12.10 points higher than in 2010. It is the highest in the period shown.

Over all 12 observations since 2010, the highest was 15.1 (2024) and the lowest 3.0 (2010).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Less for public services.
  • Businesses: Pressure for new taxes.
  • Government: Budget squeeze.
  • Investors: Debt stress indicator.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (GC.XPN.INTP.RV.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:
0510152020102024High 15.1Low 3.0
Latest
15.1
Change
+12.10 pts
High
15.1 2024
Low
3.0 2010
Average
9.0

Interest payments (% of revenue) is 15.1 % of revenue (2024), 12.10 points higher than in 2010. It is the highest in the period shown.

What is this?

Share of government revenue spent on interest.

How to read it

Rising means less money left for services.

Unit: % of revenue.

What does the data say?

Interest payments (% of revenue) (Mozambique) is 15.1 % of revenue (2024), 12.10 points higher than in 2010. It is the highest in the period shown.

Over all 12 observations since 2010, the highest was 15.1 (2024) and the lowest 3.0 (2010).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Less for public services.
  • Businesses: Pressure for new taxes.
  • Government: Budget squeeze.
  • Investors: Debt stress indicator.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

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

Countries — 2024

CountryLatestYear on year
Malawi35.8 % of revenue+22.8%
Brazil30.1 % of revenue−2.4%
Zambia28.3 % of revenue−0.5%
Angola25.2 % of revenue+6.4%
South Africa18.2 % of revenue+5.4%
Mozambique15.1 % of revenue+14.6%
Tanzania14.4 % of revenue+12.2%
World6.5 % of revenue−5.6%
Portugal5.4 % of revenue−1.9%
7 more with older observations
Kenya24.32023
Sub-Saharan Africa13.62023
Botswana3.42023
India34.02022
Eswatini7.42021
China3.42021
Zimbabwe13.52018

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What should I watch?

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

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (GC.XPN.INTP.RV.ZS)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
12 (2010 – 2024) for Mozambique; 16 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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