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Mozambique

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In brief

GDP per person: $627 (2025). World rank 206 of 210 (1 = best); in Africa, 49 of 52. GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,698 (2025). World rank 196 of 199 (1 = best); in Africa, 49 of 52. Living on under $3 a day: 81.4% (2022). World rank 115 of 116 (1 = best); in Africa, 26 of 27. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $16.2B → $22.3B, GDP per person $611 → $627, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $1,318 → $1,698. Worse than all its neighbours (Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP
$22.3B 2025
GDP per person
$627 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$1,698 2025
GDP growth per year
-0.5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Low income
Gross national income per person
$570 2025
Inflation
+4.4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
38 2024

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
25.6% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
22.1% 2025
Services, share of GDP
42% 2025
Unemployment
6.6% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
11.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
77.1% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
41.4% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
55.7% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
-14.2% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+25.8% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
1.2% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
21.9% 2024
Currency
Mozambican Metical (MZN)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
49.6 2022
Living on under $3 a day
81.4% 2022