Private capital flows, total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Private capital flows, total was 16.6% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in Mozambique, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, private capital flows, total in Mozambique stood at 16.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 55.1% on the previous year and up 457.7% over ten years.
Mozambique ranks 5th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Private capital flows, total in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.0% | — |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +50.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.0% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.7% | 16.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 2 Liberia 84.9% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 22.9% compare
- 4 Niger 18.1% compare
- 6 Guinea 14.6% compare
- 7 Seychelles 14.6% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 14.0% 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 38.8 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 2,487 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34.85 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,072 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Mozambique?
- Private capital flows, total in Mozambique was 16.6% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for private capital flows, total?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 457.7%. 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 Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.