Country profile · Sub-Saharan Africa · LIC
🇲🇿 Mozambique
Low income. Capital Maputo. Lower-third GDP/cap (LIC · MID) - 42 series with wider survey lag risk.
- 34.6 million
- Population
- $22.8 billion
- GDP
- $657
- GDP / capita
- 63.8 years
- Life expectancy
Lower-third GDP/cap · MID
Mozambique ranks 126th of 217 by total GDP and 199th for life expectancy - a low income economy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- #126
- World GDP rank (of 217)
- $657
- GDP per capita
- #199
- Life-expectancy rank
- #46
- Population rank
Mozambique lands in the lower third of GDP/cap (#207 of 214) - LIC · MID - so national averages need rural/urban caution.
Mozambique vs all countries by total GDP
Where this economy's World Bank total GDP sits among every country with a positive observation (inventory signal, not a virtue ranking)
$22,752,244,245 126th of 214 higher than 88 of 214 countries
Countries banded by World Bank total GDP (current US$)
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Source World Bank, GDP (current US$) · 2026-08-14
Mozambique on the global income map
Mozambique (MOZ) sits in the lower GDP/cap third - plotted with largest peers; bubble area = population.
- Mozambique: GDP per capita $657 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), low income.
- India: GDP per capita $2,695 (2024), life expectancy 72.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- China: GDP per capita $13,303 (2024), life expectancy 78.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United States: GDP per capita $84,534 (2024), life expectancy 78.9 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Indonesia: GDP per capita $4,925 (2024), life expectancy 71.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Pakistan: GDP per capita $1,479 (2024), life expectancy 67.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Nigeria: GDP per capita $1,084 (2024), life expectancy 54.6 years (2024), low income.
- Brazil: GDP per capita $10,311 (2024), life expectancy 76.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Bangladesh: GDP per capita $2,593 (2024), life expectancy 74.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Russian Federation: GDP per capita $14,889 (2024), life expectancy 73.4 years (2024), high income.
- Ethiopia: GDP per capita $1,134 (2024), life expectancy 67.6 years (2024), low income.
- Mexico: GDP per capita $14,186 (2024), life expectancy 75.3 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Japan: GDP per capita $32,487 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Egypt, Arab Rep.: GDP per capita $3,338 (2024), life expectancy 71.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Philippines: GDP per capita $3,985 (2024), life expectancy 69.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Congo, Dem. Rep.: GDP per capita $693 (2024), life expectancy 62.1 years (2024), low income.
- Viet Nam: GDP per capita $4,717 (2024), life expectancy 74.7 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Iran, Islamic Rep.: GDP per capita $5,190 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Turkiye: GDP per capita $15,893 (2024), life expectancy 77.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Germany: GDP per capita $56,104 (2024), life expectancy 80.8 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Thailand: GDP per capita $7,387 (2024), life expectancy 76.6 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United Kingdom: GDP per capita $53,246 (2024), life expectancy 81.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Tanzania: GDP per capita $1,193 (2024), life expectancy 67.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- France: GDP per capita $46,103 (2024), life expectancy 83.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- South Africa: GDP per capita $6,267 (2024), life expectancy 66.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Italy: GDP per capita $40,385 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Kenya: GDP per capita $2,133 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Myanmar: GDP per capita $1,359 (2024), life expectancy 67.1 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Colombia: GDP per capita $7,951 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income, OECD member.
- Korea, Rep.: GDP per capita $36,239 (2024), life expectancy 83.6 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Sudan: GDP per capita $985 (2024), life expectancy 66.5 years (2024), low income.
Overview
Mozambique has a population of 34.6 million, making it the 46th-most populous country out of 217 tracked in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Its economy totals $22.8 billion - ranked 126th globally by total GDP. GDP per capita stands at $657, placing it in the Low income category.
Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years (ranked 199th globally), reflecting overall health outcomes as measured by the World Bank.
The capital is Maputo.
👥 Demographics
💰 Economy
🏥 Health
📚 Education
🌍 Environment
🏗️ Infrastructure
⚖️ Social
🌐 Livability Score
One composite verdict from 5 of 5 World Bank series (life expectancy, under-5 mortality, electricity access, clean-water access, homicide rate), each benchmarked against every country tracking that series. A missing series never silently drags the score down: its weight redistributes across the series Mozambique does report.
- Life expectancy: 2.5 of 15
- Under-5 mortality: 2.2 of 15
- Access to electricity: 1.4 of 15
- Access to clean water: 2.4 of 15
- Safety (homicide rate): 6.8 of 15
All indicators for Mozambique
42 latest observations from World Bank WDI, WHO GHO, and ILO ILOSTAT (vintage through 2026-08-14). Values match the topic cards above; this table is the machine-readable export view analysts expect on a country profile.
| Topic | Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Population | 34.6 million | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Ages 0-14 | 44.5% | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Ages 65+ | 2.8% | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Density | 42.8/km² | 2023 |
| Demographics | Urban Population | 36.4% | 2024 |
| Economy | Foreign Direct Investment | $3.5 billion | 2024 |
| Economy | GDP (Current USD) | $22.8 billion | 2024 |
| Economy | GDP Growth Rate | 2.1% | 2024 |
| Economy | GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $656.976 | 2024 |
| Economy | Government Debt (% of GDP) | 71.8% | 2024 |
| Economy | Inflation (Consumer Prices) | 4.1% | 2024 |
| Economy | Trade (% of GDP) | 95.6% | 2024 |
| Economy | Unemployment Rate | 6.7% | 2024 |
| Health | Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 8.5% | 2023 |
| Health | Infant Mortality Rate | 43.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| Health | Life Expectancy at Birth | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| Health | Maternal Mortality Ratio | 99 | 2023 |
| Health | Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.2 per 1,000 | 2022 |
| Health | Stunting Prevalence (under 5) | 36.7 | 2022 |
| Health | Under-5 Mortality Rate | 59.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| Education | Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 6.0% | 2022 |
| Education | Literacy Rate (Adult) | 61.7 | 2022 |
| Education | School Enrollment (Primary) | 119.2 | 2022 |
| Education | School Enrollment (Secondary) | 37.2 | 2017 |
| Education | School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 7.5 | 2018 |
| Education | Youth Literacy Rate | 71.4 | 2022 |
| Environment | CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.3 | 2024 |
| Environment | Electric Power Consumption | 391 kWh | 2023 |
| Environment | Forest Area | 45.8 | 2023 |
| Environment | Freshwater Withdrawal | 1.5 | 2022 |
| Environment | Renewable Energy Consumption | 76.9% | 2021 |
| Infrastructure | Access to Clean Water | 27.5% | 2024 |
| Infrastructure | Access to Electricity | 36.0% | 2023 |
| Infrastructure | Access to Sanitation | 33.9% | 2024 |
| Infrastructure | Internet Users | 20.5% | 2024 |
| Infrastructure | Mobile Subscriptions | 49.5 | 2024 |
| Social | Female Labor Participation | 77.2 | 2024 |
| Social | GINI Index | 49.6 | 2022 |
| Social | Intentional Homicides | 3.6 | 2011 |
| Social | Male Labor Participation | 80.5 | 2024 |
| Social | Net Migration | -38,940 | 2024 |
| Social | Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 81.4% | 2022 |
🫀 Disease Burden
Malaria still registers on Mozambique (51.8 per 100,000 vs fleet midpoint 0.3). Profiles where that cell is zero drop the card entirely. Summary metrics use 2021 data; cause-specific cards show their own observation year.
Non-communicable Diseases
Communicable & Maternal
Injuries & External Causes
Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory. NCD mortality rate: 2021. Rates are age-standardized per 100,000 population. Premature NCD risk covers cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.
⛏️ Mineral Production
Mozambique is among the world's top producers of 2 minerals. View all minerals →
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024. Data year 2023.
Compare Mozambique with near GDP/cap peers
Side-by-side pages for the closest ABS GDP/cap neighbours - not a full-roster dropdown.
Read with Mozambique
Nearest GDP/cap peers and LE poles for Mozambique (LIC · MID), replacing the old fixed guide and region clone strip.
LIC MID
Yemen, Rep. · LIC
Yemen, Rep. GDP/cap $634 is lower by $23 than Mozambique; LE stamp MID vs MID.
Somalia, Fed. Rep. · LIC
Somalia, Fed. Rep. GDP/cap $630 is lower by $27 than Mozambique; LE stamp SHORT vs MID.
Eritrea · LIC
Eritrea GDP/cap $689 is higher by $32 than Mozambique; LE stamp MID vs MID.
Congo, Dem. Rep. · LIC
Congo, Dem. Rep. GDP/cap $693 is higher by $36 than Mozambique; LE stamp MID vs MID.
Sub-Saharan Africa WDI roster
Mozambique stamps LIC · MID inside Sub-Saharan Africa - open the region roster after the ABS peers.
GDP/cap leaderboard (#207)
Mozambique ranks #207 of 214 on NY.GDP.PCAP.CD under the LIC Atlas band.
What the data says about Mozambique
Statistical infrastructure in low-income economies like Mozambique typically relies more heavily on household surveys and modeled estimates than on continuous administrative registration, so several figures on this profile carry a wider margin of uncertainty and a longer lag between the reference year and today than a high-income country's data would. With a small population, a single survey round or a change in methodology can shift Mozambique's reported figures noticeably from one release to the next, independent of any real change on the ground. Where a field on this page reads "N/A," it usually means the relevant international agency has not yet published a recent estimate for Mozambique, not that the underlying condition doesn't exist.
Mozambique lands in the lower third of GDP/cap (#207 of 214) - LIC · MID - so national averages need rural/urban caution.
Mozambique's 34.6 million people and $22.8 billion GDP (126th) yield $657 per person in the lower GDP/cap third. Life expectancy 63.8 years (199th, MID) and survey lag both matter when reading single-year cells. 42 official points sit in the tables.
Nearest ABS GDP/cap peer: Yemen, Rep. at $634 (Δ $23). Open that profile or the GDP/cap leaderboard before treating any single year as destiny.
What to do with Mozambique's numbers
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Figures above are sourced from World Bank, WHO, and ILO (OECD where applicable) as cited below; always verify against the primary source before citing a specific number.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data for Mozambique come from?
Data for Mozambique is sourced from the World Bank Open Data catalog, WHO Global Health Observatory, and ILO ILOSTAT (for average wages and working hours). These are official, publicly available datasets.
How current is the data for Mozambique?
Survey lag is the binding caveat on Mozambique: several WDI/WHO cells trail the LIC headline year. Each table cell prints its own observation year; methodology lists cadence per source.
Can I compare Mozambique with other countries?
Start with the nearest GDP/cap peer (Yemen, Rep., Δ $23), then the GDP/cap leaderboard. Incomplete compare URLs 404 rather than dumping you on a hub.
What does GDP per capita tell us about Mozambique?
Mozambique's total output divided by its population, in current US dollars - an approximate read on average economic productivity per person. See our methodology page for the PPP-adjustment caveats.
How does Mozambique's life expectancy compare to the global average?
63.8 years, ranking 199th of 217 countries tracked - against a global average near 73 years.
Does PlainCountries cover visa or travel information for Mozambique?
No - PlainCountries covers development and health indicators only. For immigration policy or flight routes, consult the relevant national authority or the ICAO/IATA route registries directly.
Data sources
Mozambique's figures are rendered directly from World Bank, WHO, and ILO data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-14. Primary sources: World Bank Open Data, WHO Global Health Observatory and ILO ILOSTAT.