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Personal remittances received

265US$ m▼ 0.6% vs 2024

Mozambique · Latest observation 2025

Personal remittances received

What is this?

Money sent home by Mozambicans working abroad, mostly from South Africa.

How to read it

  • Recorded flows only; informal transfers are missed.
  • Unit: US$ m.

What does the data say?

Personal remittances received (Mozambique) is 265 US$ m (2025), 396.9% higher than in 1980. Over the last year: −0.6%.

Over all 46 observations since 1980, the highest was 418 (2018) and the lowest 37 (2000).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: An important income source in the south.
  • Businesses: Supports consumption.
  • Government: Foreign currency inflow.
  • Investors: Stable inflow.
  • Mobile money: Cross-border remittances are a key digital product; ZAR/MZN affects their metical value. Potential, not proven: check against internal transaction data before acting on it.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT)
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:
020040060019802025High 418Low 37
Latest
265
Change
+396.9%
Year on year
−0.6%
High
418 2018
Low
37 2000
Average
109
Volatility
34.2%

Personal remittances received is 265 US$ m (2025), 396.9% higher than in 1980. Over the last year: −0.6%.

What is this?

Money sent home by Mozambicans working abroad, mostly from South Africa.

How to read it

Recorded flows only; informal transfers are missed.

Unit: US$ m.

What does the data say?

Personal remittances received (Mozambique) is 265 US$ m (2025), 396.9% higher than in 1980. Over the last year: −0.6%.

Over all 46 observations since 1980, the highest was 418 (2018) and the lowest 37 (2000).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: An important income source in the south.
  • Businesses: Supports consumption.
  • Government: Foreign currency inflow.
  • Investors: Stable inflow.
  • Mobile money: Cross-border remittances are a key digital product; ZAR/MZN affects their metical value. Potential, not proven: check against internal transaction data before acting on it.

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

Countries — 2025

CountryLatestYear on year
World925,553 US$ m+6.3%
India150,712 US$ m+9.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa41,135 US$ m−28.1%
China30,003 US$ m+20.1%
Kenya5,114 US$ m+2.3%
Brazil4,758 US$ m−2.9%
Portugal2,709 US$ m+16.6%
South Africa1,005 US$ m+17.5%
Zambia404 US$ m+20.7%
Malawi306 US$ m+36.7%
Mozambique265 US$ m−0.6%
Botswana165 US$ m+28.5%
Angola52 US$ m+1.3%
Eswatini39 US$ m+16.0%
2 more with older observations
Zimbabwe3,5102024
Tanzania1,1232024

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ZAR/MZN — South African rand in meticais3.874 MZN per ZAR−0.3% · 17 Oct 2026Personal remittances received (% of GDP)1.19 % of GDP+0.01 pts · 2025

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (BX.TRF.PWKR.CD.DT)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
46 (1980 – 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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