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Mozambique · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Mozambique

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Maputo Low income Nation age 51 years (since 1975) i MOZ · MZ
NationsTree Index 2025 i20.9188th of 196 Tree height 2025 i3.9 msee ranking Military strength i28percentile
Population i35.6 m46th of 217 Area i799,380 km²34th of 216 GDP i$22.34 bn128th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$60.50 bn intl.129th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$1,698 intl.196th of 199 Life expectancy i63.8 years199th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i11
Strength · trunk i42
Quality of life · crown i10
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i26
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i20
CSV

In short

Mozambique is 188th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 20.9 out of 100; its tree is 3.9 m tall.

It has 35.6 million people and an economy of $60.50 bn at purchasing power parity, 129th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (21st of 212), CO₂ emissions per person (29th of 203) and Air pollution (PM2.5) (72nd of 200).

Its weakest positions: Extreme poverty (108th of 108), Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) (55th of 55) and GDP per person (PPP) (196th of 199).

Over five years it fell from 185th to 188th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 799,380 34th/216
Land area ikm² 786,380 34th/216
Population ipeople 35.6 m 46th/217
Population growth i% 2.85% 17th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 44.0 160th/216
Urban population i% 37.2% 178th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 44.2% 7th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.7% 201st/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $22.34 bn 128th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $60.50 bn 129th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $51.70 bn 129th/199
GDP per person iUSD $627 206th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $1,698 196th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $570 197th/201
GDP growth i% -0.5% 196th/210
Inflation i% 4.4% 131st/180
Unemployment i% 6.6% 121st/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 71.8% 41st/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 90.3% 160th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.1% 150th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 25.6% 19th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.1% 112th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.2% 140th/192
Services i% of GDP 42.0% 180th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $9.24 bn 114th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $12.45 bn 112th/182
Exports i% of GDP 41.4% 76th/183
Imports i% of GDP 55.7% 62nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 97.1% 65th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 54.2% 21st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 4.9% 154th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 12.4% 104th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 27.5% 20th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 3.6% 110th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -13.5% 174th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 25.8% 9th/196

Natural resources

76
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 14.9% 34th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.08% 78th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 3.57% 18th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 3.78% 3rd/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.14% 67th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 7.34% 10th/209
Arable land i% of land area 10.5% 99th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,071 83rd/183

Tourism

39
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.0 m 65th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $113.0 m 139th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 2.5% 119th/168

Society & health

13
Life expectancy iyears 63.8 199th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 59.4 175th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.18 150th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.7 129th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 70% 169th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 17.8% 144th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 37.2%2017
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 5.9% 55th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.1% 197th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 8.5% 52nd/193
Adult literacy i% 61.7% 86th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 7.5%2018
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.493 182nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 49.6 103rd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 81.4% 108th/108

Infrastructure & digital

13
Access to electricity i% of population 36.9% 206th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 27.5% 132nd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 33.9% 104th/144
Internet users i% of population 20.5% 175th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 50 201st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.1 191st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.242016
Rail lines iroute-km 3,1162011
Air passengers carried ipassengers 680,108 111th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.29 29th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 76.9% 21st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 13.7 72nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 41.3% 76th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 364 134th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 35.8 167th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 25.9 175th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 39.2 176th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 36.6 188th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 42.4 159th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 41.2 146th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 3.62011

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $468.1 m 107th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.9% 73rd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.0% 57th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 11,000 128th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.08% 164th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 14.0 m 99th/163

Science & innovation

30
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.31%2015
Patent applications by residents iapplications 10 104th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 205 127th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Mozambique — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/mozambique. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Mozambique — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/mozambique. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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