Mozambique vs Zambia: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Mozambique
13.40 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
14.90 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mozambique rank
114th
Zambia rank
111th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 14.90 billion BoP, current US$ against 13.40 billion BoP, current US$ in Mozambique, a difference of 1.50 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 111th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.46 billion BoP, current US$ 4.96 billion BoP, current US$ 502.11 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2010s 10.04 billion BoP, current US$ 9.62 billion BoP, current US$ 424.58 million BoP, current US$ Mozambique
2020s 12.92 billion BoP, current US$ 11.05 billion BoP, current US$ 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Mozambique or Zambia?
Zambia, at 14.90 billion BoP, current US$ against 13.40 billion BoP, current US$ in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Mozambique and Zambia?
1.50 billion BoP, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Mozambique ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 111th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.