Manufactures exports in Mozambique
Mozambique: Manufactures exports was 4.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Mozambique, 1994–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, manufactures exports in Mozambique stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Mozambique peaked at 22.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
Mozambique ranks 169th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 11.2% | — |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +27.2% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -46.7% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +92.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -83.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +276.3% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +64.2% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -49.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +169.9% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -71.8% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +65.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 2.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 166 Azerbaijan 5.3% compare
- 167 Ecuador 4.9% compare
- 168 Afghanistan 4.8% compare
- 170 Greenland 4.5% compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 4.0%
- 172 Guinea 3.7% compare
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 258.48 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Mozambique?
- Manufactures exports in Mozambique was 4.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for manufactures exports?
- Mozambique ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.