Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Mozambique
Mozambique: Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score was 46.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Mozambique, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Mozambique is 46.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Mozambique peaked at 77.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2018.
Mozambique ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.0% | — |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +17.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 46.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 81.8%, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 46.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.1%, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 44.0% | 71.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 39.8% | 77.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 182 South Sudan 61.3% compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 55.6% compare
- 184 Suriname 53.3% compare
- 186 Central African Republic 36.1% compare
- 187 Micronesia, Federated States of 29.3% compare
- 188 Chad 15.4% 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 starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Mozambique?
- Starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Mozambique was 46.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2018.
- How does Mozambique rank for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score?
- Mozambique ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the cost for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.