Mozambique — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Mozambique, 1981–2025.
GDP growth for Mozambique was -0.52% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1981 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 14.70% in 1987. The lowest was -15.70% in 1983 (about 30.0× the latest value).
Mozambique ranks 197 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Mozambique sits below it. It peaked in 1987 and has fallen 104% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 107%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 45 of 47 economies; Botswana (-0.73%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1577% in 2001. That is 117% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1981 level: doubled by 1987.
World ranking. Slipped: 59th of 161 in 1981 → 117th of 176 in 1990 → 171st of 199 in 2000 → 52nd of 209 in 2010 → 54th of 209 in 2020 → 177th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.52% | -2.7 pp |
| 2024 | 2.15% | -3.4 pp |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.37% | +2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.38% | +3.6 pp |
| 2020 | -1.22% | -3.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.32% | -1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.48% | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 2.64% | -2.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -2.7 pp |
| 2015 | 7.39% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +1.1 pp |
| 2013 | 6.57% | -1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 7.99% | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 7.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 6.68% | +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 5.93% | -0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 6.88% | -0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 7.65% | -2.3 pp |
| 2006 | 9.91% | +3.6 pp |
| 2005 | 6.31% | -1.9 pp |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 7.22% | -2.5 pp |
| 2002 | 9.67% | -3.2 pp |
| 2001 | 12.85% | +12.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.77% | -11.1 pp |
| 1999 | 11.82% | +1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 10.37% | -1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 11.81% | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +8.6 pp |
| 1995 | 2.12% | -4.3 pp |
| 1994 | 6.44% | -4.5 pp |
| 1993 | 10.94% | +18.5 pp |
| 1992 | -7.58% | -12.5 pp |
| 1991 | 4.93% | +3.9 pp |
| 1990 | 1% | -5.5 pp |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -1.7 pp |
| 1988 | 8.2% | -6.5 pp |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +17.0 pp |
| 1986 | -2.3% | -3.3 pp |
| 1985 | 1% | +7.5 pp |
| 1984 | -6.5% | +9.2 pp |
| 1983 | -15.7% | -8.8 pp |
| 1982 | -6.9% | -11.9 pp |
| 1981 | 5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mozambique’s GDP growth in 1982?
-6.9% (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mozambique’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -110.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.52%; 2024: 2.15%; 2023: 5.5%; 2022: 4.37%; 2021: 2.38%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.