Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 22.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Mozambique, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 22.2% for food imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Mozambique peaked at 23.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2013.
That places Mozambique 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17.9% | — |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -41.2% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -40.6% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +46.1% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | +13.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 22.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.1%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 22.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 17.9% | 23.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 10.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 12.0% | 22.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 9.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 227.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Mozambique?
- Food imports in Mozambique was 22.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2013.
- How does Mozambique rank for food imports?
- Mozambique ranks 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.