Mozambique — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Mozambique, 2005–2025.
Inflation for Mozambique was 4.37% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 21 years, from 2005 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 17.42% in 2016. The lowest was 2.56% in 2014 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.91% per year.
Mozambique ranks 52 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 28%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Mozambique sits above it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 75% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 23%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 17 of 46 economies; Lesotho (4.27%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 391% in 2016. That is 39% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2005 level: doubled by 2006.
World ranking. Climbed: 64th of 177 in 2005 → 8th of 186 in 2010 → 51st of 178 in 2020 → 44th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2005 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.37% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 4.08% | -3.0 pp |
| 2023 | 7.13% | -3.2 pp |
| 2022 | 10.28% | +3.9 pp |
| 2021 | 6.41% | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | 3.48% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.91% | -11.2 pp |
| 2017 | 15.11% | -2.3 pp |
| 2016 | 17.42% | +13.9 pp |
| 2015 | 3.55% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.56% | -1.7 pp |
| 2013 | 4.26% | +1.7 pp |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -8.6 pp |
| 2011 | 11.17% | -1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 12.43% | +8.6 pp |
| 2009 | 3.79% | -10.7 pp |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +6.0 pp |
| 2007 | 8.49% | -4.8 pp |
| 2006 | 13.25% | +6.8 pp |
| 2005 | 6.43% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mozambique’s Inflation in 2006?
13.25% (2006). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2005 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -32.0% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 4.37%; 2024: 4.08%; 2023: 7.13%; 2022: 10.28%; 2021: 6.41%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.