Mozambique — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Mozambique, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Mozambique was 8.50% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.65% in 2021. The lowest was 2.14% in 2000 (about 4.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.18% per year.
Mozambique ranks 51 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 27%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Mozambique sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 41%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 8 of 46 economies; Burkina Faso (7.80%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 31% in 2001. That is 13% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2009. Doubling roughly every 12 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 174th of 184 in 2000 → 101st of 188 in 2010 → 72nd of 189 in 2020 → 50th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 8.25% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 8.65% | +1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 7.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 7.81% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 7.22% | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 6.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 6.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 6.05% | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 5.14% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 4.92% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 5.29% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 5.06% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 4.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.21% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 3.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 3.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.19% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 2.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mozambique’s Health spending in 2001?
2.8% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mozambique’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +296.8% in total — about 6.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 8.5%; 2022: 8.25%; 2021: 8.65%; 2020: 7.55%; 2019: 7.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.