Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 101.31 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mozambique, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Mozambique stood at 101.31 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.0% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Mozambique peaked at 267.35 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.28 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1976.
That places Mozambique 110th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0364 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6327 BoP, current US$ per person | +17734.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4489 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6991 BoP, current US$ per person | +222.8% |
| 1976 | -1.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -283.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1884 BoP, current US$ per person | -114.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2203 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3846 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.6% |
| 1981 | 0.032 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1632 BoP, current US$ per person | +410.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2046 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1984 | -0.2371 BoP, current US$ per person | -215.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per person | -111.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1175 BoP, current US$ per person | +346.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4835 BoP, current US$ per person | +311.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3515 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7026 BoP, current US$ per person | +166.7% |
| 1991 | 1.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +139.8% |
| 1992 | 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 2.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 1996 | 4.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.9% |
| 1997 | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 13.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +256.5% |
| 1999 | 21.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.9% |
| 2000 | 7.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.3% |
| 2001 | 13.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.3% |
| 2002 | 18.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 17.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 23.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 6.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.8% |
| 2006 | 12.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.4% |
| 2007 | 19.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.0% |
| 2008 | 29.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.2% |
| 2009 | 41.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.3% |
| 2010 | 54.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 154.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +183.1% |
| 2012 | 231.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.4% |
| 2013 | 267.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 193.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 145.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 114.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 82.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 57.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 113.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.5% |
| 2020 | 103.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 167.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.3% |
| 2022 | 92.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.6% |
| 2023 | 79.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 101.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 101.31 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.33 BoP, current US$ per person, 6.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 101.31 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +17734.3% | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6327 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1294 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6991 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.179 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2371 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4835 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7026 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 54.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 267.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 79.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 167.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 107 Libya 108.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 108 Jamaica 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Ukraine 106.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 111 Guatemala 100.4 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 112 Equatorial Guinea 99.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 113 Cote d'Ivoire 97.75 BoP, current US$ per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -14.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -18.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0504 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Mozambique?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Mozambique was 101.31 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 267.35 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.28 BoP, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Mozambique rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 110th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.