Gross capital formation in Mozambique
Mozambique: Gross capital formation was 15.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Mozambique, 1992–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Mozambique stood at 15.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 198.8% on the previous year and up 226.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Mozambique peaked at 80.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -42.5%, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -13.1% | — |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -185.1% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +42.6% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | -10.2% | -168.4% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -189.5% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +84.1% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | +267.8% |
| 2000 | -10.4% | -116.9% |
| 2001 | -15.5% | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -238.3% |
| 2003 | -2.7% | -112.5% |
| 2004 | -6.3% | +135.2% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -150.9% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +83.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +412.8% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -77.8% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +60.4% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +182.4% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +190.8% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -81.6% |
| 2014 | -1.5% | -109.8% |
| 2015 | -12.5% | +759.1% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -133.6% |
| 2017 | -16.7% | -497.0% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -304.0% |
| 2019 | -20.2% | -159.4% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -144.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -91.9% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +3136.2% |
| 2023 | -42.5% | -278.6% |
| 2024 | -16.0% | -62.3% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -198.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | -13.1% | 61.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | -15.5% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | -20.2% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -42.5% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 0.4244 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4202 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 263.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.7095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 26.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 16,884 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3904 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Mozambique?
- Gross capital formation in Mozambique was 15.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.5% in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for gross capital formation?
- Mozambique ranks 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.