Mozambique

Mozambique's economy contracted in 2025: real GDP fell 0.5% and US$ GDP slipped 1.8% to US$22.3 billion, down from a 2024 peak of US$22.8 billion. It dropped 3 places to 128th, between Kyrgyzstan and Nicaragua. Services make up 42.0% of output, agriculture 25.6% and industry 22.1%, with manufacturing at 6.2%. Inflation stood at 4.4%, unemployment at 6.6% and government gross debt at 90.3% of GDP.

Income levels sit near the bottom of the ranking. With 35.6 million people, GDP per capita is US$627, 190th of 196, and $1,698 international dollars on a PPP basis, 191st. The economy is about the size of the Youngstown, OH metro area. In 2000, GDP stood at US$5.9 billion and Mozambique ranked 111th; US$ GDP has since grown 3.8 times. The IMF projects a +45% rise to US$32.5 billion by 2030, which would lift it to 122nd.