Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Mozambique
Mozambique: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Mozambique, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 19.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Mozambique peaked at 45.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1985.
That places Mozambique 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.5% | — |
| 1961 | 6.1% | +34.9% |
| 1962 | 14.7% | +140.6% |
| 1963 | 16.7% | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 20.3% | +21.0% |
| 1965 | 21.3% | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 20.3% | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 24.1% | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 19.3% | -19.9% |
| 1969 | 19.9% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 13.4% | -32.5% |
| 1971 | 19.4% | +44.8% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 15.9% | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 16.9% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 15.5% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | -25.1% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +33.0% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -46.0% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | -42.8% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -71.8% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | +260.2% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -47.5% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | +183.6% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -43.5% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +570.2% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +59.8% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | +43.5% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -46.9% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +74.7% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -5.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 19.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.5%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 19.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +570.2% | 3.0% | 20.3% |
| 1986 | +260.2% | 1.5% | 5.3% |
| 1989 | +183.6% | 1.9% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 4.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 11.6% | 19.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 1.5% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 3.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 17.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.0% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 19.7% | 30.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 79 Ghana 20.7% compare
- 80 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.6% compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.4% compare
- 83 Albania 19.5% compare
- 84 Colombia 19.5% compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 19.4% 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)
- 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 low- and middle-income economies within region in Mozambique?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Mozambique was 19.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Mozambique ranks 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.