Mozambique: Tax revenue (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mozambique's tax revenue (current LCU) rose 6.3% on 2023 (from 298.85 billion to 317.64 billion).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +14.7% and a typical year strayed about 14.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 34.9% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.8% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 19.69 billion a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 367.62 billion for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 10.16 billion, against 55.8 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Mozambique had the 45th highest value of the 91 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mozambique in the 2024 ranking

• Ethiopia — 42nd of 91: 400.46 billion
• Saudi Arabia — 43rd of 91: 380.53 billion
• Morocco — 44th of 91: 362.18 billion
• Kyrgyz Republic — 46th of 91: 310.47 billion
• Romania — 47th of 91: 285.1 billion
• Netherlands — 48th of 91: 283.48 billion

What this measures

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 15 values

Tax revenue (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 7.89 trillion (2024)
• Botswana — 59.18 billion (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 2.62 trillion (2024)
• Burundi — 1.03 trillion (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 32.42 billion (2020)
• Cameroon — 2.83 trillion (2021)
• Central African Republic — 114.52 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 15.07 trillion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 535.13 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 6.39 trillion (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 563.15 billion (2022)

More public sector data for Mozambique

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 468.06 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 29.88 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.87% (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 6% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 11,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.08% (2020)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 14 million (2025)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Mozambique's tax revenue (current LCU)?

317.64 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is up 471.28% from 55.6 billion in 2010 (13.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 317.64 billion in 2024 and the lowest 55.6 billion in 2010.

How does Mozambique rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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