External health expenditure in Mozambique
Mozambique: External health expenditure was 57.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Mozambique is 57.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Mozambique peaked at 68.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 4th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 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 in Mozambique?
- External health expenditure in Mozambique was 57.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for external health expenditure?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.