Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Mozambique
Mozambique: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was -44.11 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Mozambique, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Mozambique is -44.11 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 125.3% on the previous year and down 145.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Mozambique peaked at 563.72 million BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, -44.11 million BoP, current US$, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 177th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 940,418 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 719,766 BoP, current US$ | -23.5% |
| 1991 | 499,114 BoP, current US$ | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 278,462 BoP, current US$ | -44.2% |
| 1993 | 57,810 BoP, current US$ | -79.2% |
| 1994 | -29,890 BoP, current US$ | -151.7% |
| 1995 | 200,340 BoP, current US$ | -770.3% |
| 2002 | -400,000 BoP, current US$ | -299.7% |
| 2003 | 4.59 million BoP, current US$ | -1246.7% |
| 2004 | 9.57 million BoP, current US$ | +108.7% |
| 2005 | 14.56 million BoP, current US$ | +52.1% |
| 2006 | 138.14 million BoP, current US$ | +848.7% |
| 2007 | 17.38 million BoP, current US$ | -87.4% |
| 2008 | 49.75 million BoP, current US$ | +186.3% |
| 2009 | 34.51 million BoP, current US$ | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 237.87 million BoP, current US$ | +589.2% |
| 2011 | 83.59 million BoP, current US$ | -64.9% |
| 2012 | 8.85 million BoP, current US$ | -89.4% |
| 2013 | 522.30 million BoP, current US$ | +5800.9% |
| 2014 | 97.01 million BoP, current US$ | -81.4% |
| 2015 | 1.52 million BoP, current US$ | -98.4% |
| 2016 | 34.72 million BoP, current US$ | +2181.4% |
| 2017 | 25.98 million BoP, current US$ | -25.2% |
| 2018 | -25.30 million BoP, current US$ | -197.4% |
| 2019 | -30.89 million BoP, current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 153.38 million BoP, current US$ | -596.6% |
| 2021 | 193.73 million BoP, current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 563.72 million BoP, current US$ | +191.0% |
| 2023 | 174.10 million BoP, current US$ | -69.1% |
| 2024 | -44.11 million BoP, current US$ | -125.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -44.11 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.90 million BoP, current US$. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -44.11 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.86 million BoP, current US$. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +5800.9% | 8.85 million BoP, current US$ | 522.30 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2016 | +2181.4% | 1.52 million BoP, current US$ | 34.72 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2003 | +1246.7% | -400,000 BoP, current US$ | 4.59 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2006 | +848.7% | 14.56 million BoP, current US$ | 138.14 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1995 | +770.3% | -29,890 BoP, current US$ | 200,340 BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 940,418 BoP, current US$ | 940,418 BoP, current US$ | 940,418 BoP, current US$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 287,600 BoP, current US$ | -29,890 BoP, current US$ | 719,766 BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 33.51 million BoP, current US$ | -400,000 BoP, current US$ | 138.14 million BoP, current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.56 million BoP, current US$ | -30.89 million BoP, current US$ | 522.30 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 208.16 million BoP, current US$ | -44.11 million BoP, current US$ | 563.72 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 174 Estonia -24.28 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 175 Gabon -33.78 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 176 Seychelles -41.42 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 178 Turks and Caicos Islands -51.54 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 179 Libya -56.51 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 180 Togo -73.35 million BoP, current US$ 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Mozambique?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Mozambique was -44.11 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 563.72 million BoP, current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.11 million BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Mozambique ranks 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 145.5%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.