Transport services in Mozambique
Mozambique: Transport services was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Mozambique, 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Mozambique is 78.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Mozambique peaked at 79.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2009.
That places Mozambique 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Transport services in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.4% | — |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +39.6% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.3% | 32.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 34.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 75.8% | 79.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 Djibouti 84.3% compare
- 2 Ethiopia 80.3% compare
- 4 Qatar 66.9% compare
- 5 Mauritania 54.3% compare
- 6 Brunei Darussalam 53.2% 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 transport services in Mozambique?
- Transport services in Mozambique was 78.4% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2009.
- How does Mozambique rank for transport services?
- Mozambique ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.