Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 7.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 7.1% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
The figure is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Mozambique peaked at 45.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2018.
That places Mozambique 132nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5% | — |
| 1991 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | +77.2% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | +101.6% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -58.4% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | +62.4% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +40.7% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -78.9% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +180.5% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -67.1% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +316.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -87.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +69.2% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +31.4% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -31.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 7.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.2%, 37% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 7.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 39% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +316.4% | 10.9% | 45.3% |
| 2011 | +180.5% | 9.3% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 11.5% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 21.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 5.1% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Food imports 22.2% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Mozambique?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Mozambique was 7.1% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- How does Mozambique rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Mozambique ranks 132nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.