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Services (% of GDP)

42.0% of GDP▲ 0.94 pts vs 2024

Mozambique · Latest observation 2025

Services (% of GDP)

What is this?

Share of GDP from services: trade, transport, finance, telecoms, public services.

How to read it

  • Shows the structure of the economy, not its growth.
  • Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Services (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 42.0 % of GDP (2025), 4.25 points lower than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 51.4 (1995) and the lowest 39.0 (2021).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Most urban jobs are in services.
  • Businesses: Retail and transport depend on it.
  • Government: A broad tax base.
  • Investors: Indicates diversification.
  • Mobile money: Financial and telecom services are part of this sector.

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Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NV.SRV.TOTL.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:
354045505519912025High 51.4Low 39.0
Latest
42.0
Change
−4.25 pts
High
51.4 1995
Low
39.0 2021
Average
45.3

Services (% of GDP) is 42.0 % of GDP (2025), 4.25 points lower than in 1991.

What is this?

Share of GDP from services: trade, transport, finance, telecoms, public services.

How to read it

Shows the structure of the economy, not its growth.

Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Services (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 42.0 % of GDP (2025), 4.25 points lower than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 51.4 (1995) and the lowest 39.0 (2021).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Most urban jobs are in services.
  • Businesses: Retail and transport depend on it.
  • Government: A broad tax base.
  • Investors: Indicates diversification.
  • Mobile money: Financial and telecom services are part of this sector.

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

Countries — 2025

CountryLatestYear on year
Portugal66.6 % of GDP+0.4%
Botswana64.6 % of GDP+1.8%
South Africa63.1 % of GDP+0.1%
Brazil59.7 % of GDP+1.0%
China57.7 % of GDP+1.5%
Zambia57.0 % of GDP−0.3%
Kenya55.1 % of GDP−1.1%
Eswatini52.4 % of GDP+2.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa50.2 % of GDP+0.6%
India49.3 % of GDP+2.8%
Malawi48.7 % of GDP+10.0%
Zimbabwe48.2 % of GDP−4.8%
Angola46.8 % of GDP+5.0%
Mozambique42.0 % of GDP+2.3%
Tanzania28.8 % of GDP−2.7%
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of GDP)25.6 % of GDP+0.40 pts · 2025Industry incl. mining and energy (% of GDP)22.1 % of GDP+0.16 pts · 2025

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (NV.SRV.TOTL.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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