Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mozambique
Mozambique: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 38.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mozambique, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mozambique is 38.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mozambique peaked at 95.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 166th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.3% | — |
| 1961 | 78.7% | -17.4% |
| 1962 | 75.0% | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 68.0% | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 61.3% | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 63.5% | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 65.2% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 62.4% | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 80.6% | +29.0% |
| 1969 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 86.5% | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 80.4% | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 78.4% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 72.9% | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 68.3% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 82.6% | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 75.9% | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 65.9% | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 67.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 78.7% | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 73.3% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 67.5% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 61.9% | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 72.3% | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 73.9% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 56.9% | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +62.9% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -13.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 38.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 38.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +62.9% | 46.0% | 74.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 61.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.4% | 68.3% | 86.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 60.1% | 78.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 41.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 46.0% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 36.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 38.8% | 48.0% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mozambique?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Mozambique was 38.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Mozambique ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.