Mozambique's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was −US$3.25 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 106.59% from US$49.4 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$3.25 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$3.63 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$49.4 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$123.86 million | 2016 |
| Lowest | −US$741.78 million | 2013 |
| Average since 2016 | US$10.35 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$88.5 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Mozambique's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$676,461 on 2024 (from −US$2.58 million to −US$3.25 million).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was −US$4.79 million and a typical year strayed about US$253.6 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 US$725.71 million in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was US$763.74 million in 2013. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 18% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 83rd highest value of the 133 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
- São Tomé and Principe — 79th of 133: US$3.21 million
- Cabo Verde — 80th of 133: US$881,897
- Belize — 81st of 133: US$648.52
- Malawi — 83rd of 133: −US$4.81 million
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 84th of 133: −US$17.66 million
- Burundi — 85th of 133: −US$19.22 million
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 21 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3,253,134 |
| 2024 | -2,576,673 |
| 2023 | -1,273,969 |
| 2022 | 18,444,972 |
| 2021 | 2,761,168 |
| 2020 | -3,625,495 |
| 2019 | -13,451,375 |
| 2018 | -2,128,009 |
| 2017 | -15,298,227 |
| 2016 | 123,864,415 |
| 2015 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$887.53 million (2025)
- Benin — −US$187.92 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$279.96 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$540.51 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$19.22 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$881,897 (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$122.45 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$67.47 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$34.28 million (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — −US$1.61 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Mozambique
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — 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$1.44 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Mozambique's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$3.25 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 103.68% from US$88.5 million in 2005. The highest value was US$123.86 million in 2016 and the lowest −US$741.78 million in 2013.
- How does Mozambique rank?
- 83rd highest of 133 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Mozambique?
- In 2025, Mozambique's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$676,461 on 2024 (from −US$2.58 million to −US$3.25 million). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was −US$4.79 million and a typical year strayed about US$253.6 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 BN.KLT.PTXL.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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