International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mozambique
Mozambique: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 90.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mozambique, 1996–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mozambique is 90.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 64.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mozambique peaked at 252.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.00 million current US$, in 1996.
Mozambique ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 49.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 61.00 million current US$ | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 61.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 74.00 million current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 64.00 million current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 63.00 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 98.00 million current US$ | +55.6% |
| 2004 | 95.00 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 130.00 million current US$ | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 140.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 163.00 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 190.00 million current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 196.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 108.00 million current US$ | -44.9% |
| 2011 | 138.00 million current US$ | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 189.00 million current US$ | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 199.00 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 207.00 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 193.00 million current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 108.00 million current US$ | -44.0% |
| 2017 | 151.00 million current US$ | +39.8% |
| 2018 | 242.00 million current US$ | +60.3% |
| 2019 | 252.00 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 90.00 million current US$ | -64.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.00 million current US$ | 49.00 million current US$ | 61.00 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2000s | 121.30 million current US$ | 63.00 million current US$ | 196.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 178.70 million current US$ | 108.00 million current US$ | 252.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.00 million current US$ | 90.00 million current US$ | 90.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.10 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mozambique?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mozambique was 90.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 252.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Mozambique rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Mozambique ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.