Merchandise trade in Mozambique
Mozambique: Merchandise trade was 77.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 77.5% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Mozambique peaked at 121.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1998.
Mozambique ranks 54th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.5% | — |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 39.8% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | -28.4% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +38.2% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 121.6% | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | -27.8% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 18.4% | 39.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 25.7% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 66.6% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 71.9% | 121.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More private sector data for Mozambique
- 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$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 258.48 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Mozambique?
- Merchandise trade in Mozambique was 77.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 121.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for merchandise trade?
- Mozambique ranks 54th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.