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EASTERN AFRICA

Mozambique

MZ

Maputo · pop. 34M · Portuguese · Mozambican metical

hunger

1.2 million people in crisis or worse

14% of the 8.3 million analysed · IPC, Jul 2026

Trajectories

economic complexity

#128

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · −1.23

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−1.53
1996−1.65−0.12 pts
1997−0.99+0.66 pts
1998−1.64−0.65 pts
1999−1.42+0.22 pts
2000−0.93+0.49 pts
2001−1.68−0.75 pts
2002−1.55+0.13 pts
2003−1.35+0.19 pts
2004−0.97+0.38 pts
2005low−1.75−0.78 pts
2006−1.43+0.32 pts
2007−1.29+0.14 pts
2008−1.19+0.10 pts
2009high−0.93+0.26 pts
2010−1.69−0.76 pts
2011−1.28+0.40 pts
2012−1.51−0.22 pts
2013−1.31+0.20 pts
2014−1.310 pts
2015−1.25+0.06 pts
2016−1.46−0.21 pts
2017−1.58−0.12 pts
2018−1.48+0.10 pts
2019−1.53−0.06 pts
2020−1.55−0.01 pts
2021−1.49+0.06 pts
2022−1.57−0.08 pts
2023−1.65−0.08 pts
2024latest−1.23+0.42 pts

economic momentum

$657

Roughly doubled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $657

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers34
whenvaluechange
1991$289
1992$206−28.8%
1993$205−0.2%
1994$197−4.1%
1995low$192−2.5%
1996$244+27.4%
1997$288+17.7%
1998$320+11.3%
1999$354+10.7%
2000$327−7.7%
2001$305−6.8%
2002$314+3.0%
2003$339+8.2%
2004$400+17.8%
2005$437+9.2%
2006$457+4.7%
2007$508+11.0%
2008$592+16.6%
2009$548−7.5%
2010$496−9.4%
2011$618+24.6%
2012$686+10.9%
2013$687+0.1%
2014high$697+1.5%
2015$611−12.4%
2016$441−27.7%
2017$471+6.7%
2018$518+9.9%
2019$519+0.3%
2020$462−10.9%
2021$510+10.3%
2022$578+13.4%
2023$622+7.6%
2024latest$657+5.6%

prices

4.1%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 4.1%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers20
whenvaluechange
20056.4%
200613.2%+6.82 pts
20078.5%−4.76 pts
200814.5%+6.01 pts
20093.8%−10.7 pts
201012.4%+8.64 pts
201111.2%−1.26 pts
20122.6%−8.56 pts
20134.3%+1.66 pts
2014low2.6%−1.70 pts
20153.6%+0.99 pts
2016high17.4%+13.9 pts
201715.1%−2.30 pts
20183.9%−11.2 pts
20192.8%−1.11 pts
20203.5%+0.68 pts
20216.4%+2.92 pts
202210.3%+3.87 pts
20237.1%−3.15 pts
2024latest4.1%−3.05 pts

demographic curve

4.7 children per woman

High fertility: the population is still expanding fast. Fell from 6.5 in 1980.

2024 · 4.7

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19606.3
19616.4+0.9%
19626.4+0.9%
19636.5+0.8%
19646.5+0.6%
19656.5+0.5%
19666.6+0.5%
19676.6+0.5%
19686.6+0.6%
19696.7+0.4%
19706.7+0.4%
1971high6.70.0%
19726.70.0%
19736.70.0%
19746.7−0.4%
19756.7−0.2%
19766.6−0.3%
19776.6−0.4%
19786.6−0.4%
19796.6−0.4%
19806.5−0.5%
19816.5−0.8%
19826.4−0.8%
19836.4+0.1%
19846.4+0.1%
19856.4−0.1%
19866.4−0.3%
19876.4−0.3%
19886.4−0.4%
19896.3−0.3%
19906.3−0.5%
19916.3−0.7%
19926.2−0.9%
19936.2−1.0%
19946.1−1.2%
19956.0−1.0%
19966.0−0.8%
19975.9−0.7%
19985.9−0.5%
19995.9−0.5%
20005.8−0.8%
20015.8−1.3%
20025.7−1.5%
20035.6−1.2%
20045.6−0.9%
20055.5−0.9%
20065.5−0.9%
20075.5+0.3%
20085.6+2.4%
20095.7+1.5%
20105.7−0.4%
20115.6−1.1%
20125.5−1.4%
20135.4−1.6%
20145.3−2.3%
20155.2−1.1%
20165.2−1.1%
20175.1−1.2%
20185.1−1.1%
20195.0−1.1%
20205.0−1.1%
20214.9−1.1%
20224.8−1.3%
20234.8−1.6%
2024latest4.7−1.5%

Metrics

  1. population
    34M
    45 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $21B
    118 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $622
    165 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $404M
    103 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.9%
    57 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    802K km²
    36 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    42.4 /km²
    119 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    63.6 yr
    157 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    20%
    156 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.29 t
    144 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    36%
    140 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    4.7
    10 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    1.0%
    127 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    1.2%
    98 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.3%
    81 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    44
    105 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    194
    122 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    4%
    97 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    49.6
    131 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    12%
    80 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    62%
    93 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.17
    106 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    25
    133 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    35.4
    94 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.493
    153 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    5.4K
    102 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    114
    128 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data