Mozambique
- Capital
- Maputo
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 35.6 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Mozambique rose 4.4% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Mozambique's economy shrank 0.5% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Mozambique was US$627 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 6.6% of Mozambique's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Mozambique's central government owed 71.8% of GDP in 2024, more than in most countries with data.
- Mozambique had 35.6 million people in 2025: about 0.4% of everyone on Earth, the 46th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Mozambique had a current account deficit of 14.2% of GDP in 2025, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2005
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| Year | Mozambique | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Mozambique | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.5% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −1.2% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Mozambique | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$627 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$657 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$622 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$578 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$510 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$462 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$519 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$518 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$471 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$441 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Mozambique | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | 5.9% |
Government debt
2024Central government debt, % of GDP
Since 2016
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| Year | Mozambique | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.8% | 53.2% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | 60.7% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | 55.6% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | 58.8% |
| 2020 | 101.4% | 64.3% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | 49.2% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | 47.3% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | 51.2% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | 50.2% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Mozambique |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.6 million |
| 2024 | 34.6 million |
| 2023 | 33.6 million |
| 2022 | 32.7 million |
| 2021 | 31.7 million |
| 2020 | 30.8 million |
| 2019 | 29.9 million |
| 2018 | 29.0 million |
| 2017 | 28.2 million |
| 2016 | 27.3 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2005
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| Year | Mozambique | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −14.2% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −11.0% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −10.6% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −33.7% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −21.2% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −25.0% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −16.1% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −29.5% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −17.9% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −33.7% | −2.8% |
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Mozambique since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Government debt: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.