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Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

41.4% of GDP▼ 1.44 pts vs 2024

Mozambique · Latest observation 2025

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

What is this?

Value of what the country sells abroad, relative to GDP.

How to read it

  • Driven largely by coal, gas, aluminium and their world prices.
  • Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 41.4 % of GDP (2025), 33.38 points higher than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 49.8 (2022) and the lowest 8.0 (1991).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Export jobs are concentrated in a few sectors.
  • Businesses: Foreign demand.
  • Government: Royalties and taxes.
  • Investors: Hard-currency earnings.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

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Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
2025
Last updated
2026-10-17
Source published
2026-10-08
Frequency
Annual
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
Country:
020406019912025High 49.8Low 8.0
Latest
41.4
Change
+33.38 pts
High
49.8 2022
Low
8.0 1991
Average
26.4

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) is 41.4 % of GDP (2025), 33.38 points higher than in 1991.

What is this?

Value of what the country sells abroad, relative to GDP.

How to read it

Driven largely by coal, gas, aluminium and their world prices.

Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 41.4 % of GDP (2025), 33.38 points higher than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 49.8 (2022) and the lowest 8.0 (1991).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Export jobs are concentrated in a few sectors.
  • Businesses: Foreign demand.
  • Government: Royalties and taxes.
  • Investors: Hard-currency earnings.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

Countries — 2025

CountryLatestYear on year
Portugal43.7 % of GDP−4.7%
Mozambique41.4 % of GDP−3.4%
Botswana32.0 % of GDP+18.3%
South Africa31.4 % of GDP−1.2%
World29.5 % of GDP+1.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa27.9 % of GDP−0.6%
Angola23.0 % of GDP−25.6%
India22.3 % of GDP+0.9%
China21.1 % of GDP+3.1%
Tanzania19.0 % of GDP−3.8%
Brazil17.8 % of GDP−0.7%
Kenya15.8 % of GDP−6.5%
Malawi10.6 % of GDP−5.6%
3 more with older observations
Eswatini53.82024
Zambia35.02024
Zimbabwe18.12024

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What should I watch?

Merchandise exports7.79 US$ bn−5.1% · 2025Thermal coal (South Africa, Richards Bay)98 US$/t+1.4% · Sept 2026Aluminium3,283 US$/t+1.0% · Sept 2026

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
35 (1991 – 2025) for Mozambique; 16 country in total
Source published
2026-10-08
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
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