Includes Mozambique real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Mozambique economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Mozambique best banks and safest banks are also available.
Basic Information
Government Type: Presidential republic
Capital City: Maputo
GDP & Economic Information
Macroeconomy & Sovereign Data
Central Bank |
Bank of Mozambique |
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Currency |
Meticais (MZM) |
International Reserves |
USD 3.3 billion (2018) International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019 |
Gross Domestic Product – GDP |
USD 14.4 billion (2018, estimate) |
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) | Intl$ 39.2 billion (2018, estimate) |
GDP Data
Real GDP growth |
2007: 7.4% 2008: 6.9% 2009: 6.4% 2010: 6.7% 2011: 7.1% 2012: 7.2% 2013: 7.1% 2014: 7.4% 2015: 6.6% 2016: 3.8% 2017*: 3.7% 2018*: 3.3% (*Estimate) |
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GDP per capita – current prices |
USD 475.6 (2018, estimate) |
GDP per capita – PPP |
Intl$ 1,291.5 (2018, estimate) |
GDP (PPP) – share of world total |
1980: 0.02% 1990: 0.01% 2000: 0.02% 2010: 0.02% 2019*: 0.03% (*Estimate) |
GDP – composition by sector |
agriculture: 21.4% industry: 25.2% services: 46.6% (2018 estimate) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP) | N/A |
Inflation |
2015: 3.6% 2016: 19.9% 2017: 15.1% 2018*: 3.9% 2019: 5.6% (*Estimate) |
Mozambique
Inflation & Debt
Inflation |
2015: 3.6% 2016: 19.9% 2017: 15.1% 2018*: 3.9% 2019: 5.6% (*Estimate) |
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Government Bond Ratings |
Standard & Poor’s: SD Moody’s : Caa2 Standard & Poor’s / Moody’s |
Unemployment rate | N/A |
Household saving rates | N/A |
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP) |
2015: 94.2% 2016: 129.9% 2017: 100.5% 2018: 99.8% 2019: 108.8% (*Estimate) |
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP) |
2015: -7.2% 2016: -6.0% 2017: -3.1% 2018: -5.2% 2019: -6.5% (*Estimate) |
Market value of publicly traded shares | N/A |
Largest Companies | N/A |
Import/Export
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services) |
40.7% (2018) |
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Shares in world total merchandising export |
0.03% (2018) |
Shares in world total commercial services export |
0.01% (2018) |
Total exports |
USD 5.9 billion (2018 estimate) |
Export commodities |
Aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricity |
Total imports |
USD 10.3 billion (2018 estimate) |
Import commodities |
Machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products, foodstuffs, textiles |
Exports – major partners |
India 28.1%, Netherlands 24.4%, South Africa 16.7% (2017) |
Imports – major partners |
South Africa 36.8%, China 7%, UAE 6.8%, India 6.2%, Portugal 4.4% (2017) |
Competitiveness & Trade
Current account balance |
USD -4.4 billion (2018 estimate) |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP |
-30.4 % (2018 estimate) |
FDI inflows |
2016: USD 3,093 million 2017: USD 2,293 million 2018: USD 2,711 million |
FDI Outflows |
2016: USD 35 million 2017: USD 26 million 2018: USD -19 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser |
N/A United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – World Investment Report |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014 | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015 | N/A |
Best countries for doing business |
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. Overall ranking: 138 out of 190 countries Subcategories: Starting a Business: 176 out of 190 countries Dealing with Construction Permits: 61 out of 190 countries Getting Electricity: 103 out of 190 countries Registering Property: 136 out of 190 countries Getting Credit: 165 out of 190 countries Protecting Minority Investors: 147 out of 190 countries Paying Taxes: 127 out of 190 countries Trading across Borders: 94 out of 190 countries Enforcing Contracts: 168 out of 190 countries Resolving Insolvency: 86 out of 190 countries |
Global competitiveness ranking |
137 out of 141 countries (2019) |
Index of Economic Freedom |
Ranking: 163 / Score: 48.6 (Repressed) (100=totally free 0=totally repressed) |
Population & Geographic Data
Time Zone |
UTC+2 |
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Total Area |
799,380 sq km |
Total Population |
1990: 13.57 million 2000: 18.28 million 2010: 24.32 million 2015: 27.98 million* 2020: 31.99 million* *Estimate |
Urban population as % of total population |
1960: 6.9% 1980: 13.2% 2000: 29.1% 2018: 36% |
Population median age |
17.3 years |
Population growth rate |
2.46% (2018 estimate) |
Life expectancy |
54.1 years (2018 estimate) |
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day |
81.5% (last available estimate, 2014) |
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index) |
54 (last available estimate, 2014) |
Freedom House rating |
Partly Free Political Rights: 4 Civil Liberties: 4 (2019) (1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating) |
Total telephone subscribers as % of population |
Fixed: 0.2% Mobile: 47.7% (2018) (fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers) |
Internet users as % of total population |
10 % (2017) |
Language & Religon
Languages |
Emakhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Xichangana 8.6%, Cinyanja 8.1, Cisena 7.1%, Elomwe 7.1%, Echuwabo 4.7%, Cindau 3.8%, Xitswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.) |
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Literacy |
Total population: 56% Male: 70.8% Female: 43.1% Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) |
Religions |
Roman Catholic 27.2%, Muslim 18.9%, Zionist Christian 15.6%, Evangelical/Pentecostal 15.3%, Anglican 1.7%, other 4.8%, none 13.9%, unspecified 2.5% (2017 est.) |
World Rankings
Population | 31.99 M |
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Mercer Cost of living index |
Maputo: 159th (2019) |
C02 Emissions per capita |
0.32 metric tons per capita (2014) |
Global Finance Rankings & Awards: Mozambique
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Data Sources:
IMF World Economic Outlook
UN World Population Prospects
World Inequality Report
S&P Global Ratings
Moody’s
Fitch Ratings
IMF Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
CIA The World Factbook
World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution
Forbes Global 2000