Share of employee compensation in public spending in Mozambique

Mozambique: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 62.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
62.02
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
1st
of 155 countries
All-time high
62.02
in 2022
All-time low
42.13
in 2012
Years of data
10
2010–2022

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Mozambique, 2010–2022

02040602010201620222010: 42.72011: 43.12012: 42.12016: 55.22017: 57.22018: 54.22019: 582020: 54.92021: 56.42022: 62

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of employee compensation in public spending in Mozambique is 62.02, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Mozambique peaked at 62.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.13, in 2012.

Mozambique ranks 1st of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Mozambique, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 42.75
2011 43.13 +0.9%
2012 42.13 -2.3%
2016 55.23 +31.1%
2017 57.24 +3.6%
2018 54.19 -5.3%
2019 58.02 +7.1%
2020 54.94 -5.3%
2021 56.43 +2.7%
2022 62.02 +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 50.38 42.13 58.02 7
2020s 57.8 54.94 62.02 3

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54.22 compare
  2. 3 Botswana 53.96 compare
  3. 4 Belize 52.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Mozambique?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Mozambique was 62.02 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 62.02 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 42.13 in 2012.
How does Mozambique rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Mozambique ranks 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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