9 million Mozambicans live below the poverty line – what’s wrong with the national budget and how to fix it

By Felix Mambo, Country Economist - IGC, London School of Economics and Political Science
Ricardo Jorge Moreira Goulão Santos, Research Fellow, United Nations University

Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country’s progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard of living. Nearly two-thirds of Mozambicans – 18.9 million people – live below the national poverty line of US$0.70-a-day.…

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