External balance on goods and services in Mozambique
Mozambique: External balance on goods and services was -14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
External balance on goods and services in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, external balance on goods and services in Mozambique stood at -14.3%.
That represents a change of down 43.6% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Mozambique peaked at -9.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -53.4%, in 2013.
Mozambique ranks 149th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -33.5% | — |
| 1992 | -41.0% | +22.6% |
| 1993 | -38.8% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | -37.7% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | -41.0% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | -27.3% | -33.4% |
| 1997 | -21.8% | -20.1% |
| 1998 | -19.1% | -12.4% |
| 1999 | -27.8% | +45.1% |
| 2000 | -25.3% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | -12.9% | -49.0% |
| 2002 | -30.4% | +134.8% |
| 2003 | -24.5% | -19.2% |
| 2004 | -19.3% | -21.4% |
| 2005 | -16.3% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | -11.3% | -30.7% |
| 2007 | -9.5% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | -10.3% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | -11.9% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | -15.1% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | -21.6% | +43.4% |
| 2012 | -45.9% | +112.0% |
| 2013 | -53.4% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | -50.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | -33.6% | -33.8% |
| 2016 | -39.6% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | -23.7% | -40.3% |
| 2018 | -33.5% | +41.8% |
| 2019 | -31.3% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | -34.3% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | -31.4% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | -35.6% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | -14.8% | -58.4% |
| 2024 | -10.0% | -32.6% |
| 2025 | -14.3% | +43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -32.0% | -41.0% | -19.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -17.2% | -30.4% | -9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -34.9% | -53.4% | -15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -23.4% | -35.6% | -10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 146 North Macedonia -13.7% compare
- 147 Central African Republic -14.2% compare
- 148 Mauritania -14.3% compare
- 150 Samoa -15.4% compare
- 151 Guatemala -15.4% compare
- 152 Bhutan -16.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Mozambique
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 8.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -44.11 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 101.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Mozambique?
- External balance on goods and services in Mozambique was -14.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was -9.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.4% in 2013.
- How does Mozambique rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Mozambique ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.