Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mozambique
Mozambique: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 6.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Mozambique stood at 6.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Mozambique peaked at 8.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2014.
Mozambique ranks 147th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.9878 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Mozambique?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mozambique was 6.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Mozambique ranks 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.