External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Mozambique
Mozambique: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 57.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Mozambique stood at 57.7%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Mozambique peaked at 68.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +171.8% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +33.9% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 57.7% | +2.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 57.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 57.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +171.8% | 9.5% | 25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.4% | 9.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 54.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 51.9% | 58.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Mozambique?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Mozambique was 57.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).