Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mozambique, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 124.6% on the previous year and down 133.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Mozambique peaked at 20.85 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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$), per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per person | -94.4% |
| 1994 | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per person | -148.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per person | -731.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0211 BoP, current US$ per person | -268.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7171 BoP, current US$ per person | -3498.8% |
| 2006 | 6.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +826.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8163 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.7% |
| 2008 | 2.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +179.3% |
| 2009 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 10.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +571.0% |
| 2011 | 3.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3637 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.7% |
| 2013 | 20.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +5632.8% |
| 2014 | 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.5% |
| 2016 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +2115.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2018 | -0.872 BoP, current US$ per person | -194.5% |
| 2019 | -1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 4.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -582.1% |
| 2021 | 6.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 17.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +182.5% |
| 2023 | 5.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.0% |
| 2024 | -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -124.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +5632.8% | 0.3637 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.85 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +3498.8% | -0.0211 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7171 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2016 | +2115.5% | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0729 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0211 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 164 Haiti -0.1227 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 165 Gambia -0.241 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 166 Chad -0.2611 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 168 Suriname -1.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 169 Dominica -6.06 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 170 Libya -7.66 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Mozambique?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Mozambique was -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 20.85 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.27 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.9%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.