Mozambique: Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Mozambique's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 1.5% on 2024 (from US$13.4 billion to US$13.6 billion).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 26.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 58.2% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 25.6% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$684.41 million a year. A straight line explains 52% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Mozambique had the 102nd highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mozambique in the 2025 ranking

• Nepal — 98th of 136: US$16.32 billion
• North Macedonia — 99th of 136: US$15.25 billion
• Albania — 100th of 136: US$14.32 billion
• Bolivia — 102nd of 136: US$13.55 billion
• Moldova — 103rd of 136: US$13.35 billion
• Lao PDR — 104th of 136: US$13 billion

What this measures

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 21 values

Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$30.69 billion (2025)
• Benin — US$6.72 billion (2023)
• Botswana — US$7.97 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$8.75 billion (2024)
• Burundi — US$1.56 billion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$1.74 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — US$11.51 billion (2024)
• Comoros — US$511.75 million (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Mozambique

• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$2.93 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$2.93 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$2.93 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$2.93 billion (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$87.03 (2023)
• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$2.78 billion (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$1.44 billion (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Mozambique's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)?

US$13.6 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 306.04% from US$3.35 billion in 2005 (7.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$17.55 billion in 2022 and the lowest US$3.35 billion in 2005.

How does Mozambique rank?

102nd highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) unusual for Mozambique?

In 2025, Mozambique's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 1.5% on 2024 (from US$13.4 billion to US$13.6 billion). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 26.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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