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Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

55.7% of GDP▲ 2.91 pts vs 2024

Mozambique · Latest observation 2025

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

What is this?

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

How to read it

  • Large gas projects import lots of equipment, which inflates this during construction.
  • Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 55.7 % of GDP (2025), 14.24 points higher than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 85.4 (2022) and the lowest 29.1 (1998).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Fuel, food and goods are largely imported.
  • Businesses: Input costs.
  • Government: Customs revenue.
  • Investors: Currency pressure.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NE.IMP.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:
2040608010019912025High 85.4Low 29.1
Latest
55.7
Change
+14.24 pts
High
85.4 2022
Low
29.1 1998
Average
53.5

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) is 55.7 % of GDP (2025), 14.24 points higher than in 1991.

What is this?

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

How to read it

Large gas projects import lots of equipment, which inflates this during construction.

Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 55.7 % of GDP (2025), 14.24 points higher than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 85.4 (2022) and the lowest 29.1 (1998).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Fuel, food and goods are largely imported.
  • Businesses: Input costs.
  • Government: Customs revenue.
  • Investors: Currency pressure.
  • Mobile money: Indirect.

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

Countries — 2025

CountryLatestYear on year
Mozambique55.7 % of GDP+5.5%
Portugal42.7 % of GDP−2.5%
Botswana37.5 % of GDP−11.5%
South Africa29.5 % of GDP−1.2%
Malawi28.8 % of GDP−6.1%
World28.5 % of GDP+1.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa27.9 % of GDP−2.6%
India24.0 % of GDP+0.6%
Kenya21.8 % of GDP−6.0%
Tanzania20.0 % of GDP−7.4%
Brazil17.5 % of GDP−1.0%
China16.9 % of GDP−3.6%
Angola11.7 % of GDP−38.5%
3 more with older observations
Eswatini53.72024
Zambia27.62024
Zimbabwe23.42024

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What should I watch?

Merchandise imports9.45 US$ bn+2.6% · 2025USD/MZN — US dollar in meticais63.84 MZN per USD−0.0% · 17 Oct 2026

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NE.IMP.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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