Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Mozambique
Mozambique: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was -0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Mozambique, 1993–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Mozambique is -0.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 123.3% on the previous year and down 135.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Mozambique peaked at 3.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2019.
Mozambique ranks 171st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -150.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -747.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -202.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -2542.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +784.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -88.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +139.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +640.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -72.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -90.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +5626.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -82.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -98.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +2964.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -31.9% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -186.0% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -641.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +149.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -72.1% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -123.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -0.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -0.2% | 3.0% | 5 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 293.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -41 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -41.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 0.0273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 16.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 10,273 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Mozambique?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Mozambique was -0.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Mozambique ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 135.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.