Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mozambique
Mozambique: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mozambique, 2002–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mozambique is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mozambique peaked at 2.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Mozambique ranks 145th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.1% | — |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +47.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -33.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +78.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -62.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +46.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 5 |
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 579.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 716.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 73.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 45,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8348 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mozambique?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mozambique was 1.2% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Mozambique ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.