Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mozambique
Mozambique: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 23.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
23.9%
Change on year
down 16.4%
World rank
169th
of 189 countries
All-time high
48.2%
in 2008
All-time low
23.9%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mozambique, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mozambique stood at 23.9%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mozambique peaked at 48.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2022.
Mozambique ranks 169th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 48.2% | — |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -45.0% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -16.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 23.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 39.5%, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 23.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 48.2% | 48.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 24.1% | 31.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.9% | 28.5% | 2 |
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 taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mozambique?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Mozambique was 23.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Mozambique ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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